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askbarsetup.exe

Ask.com

This installer is part of the Ask.com (APN) network which will install the Ask.com branded toolbar or browser extension which will take control of the web browser's search functions. The application askbarsetup.exe, “Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer Setup ” by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Ask.com   (signed by Ask.com)

Description:
Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer Setup

MD5:
3c079ce7fe235b54c07d0267b159bf09

SHA-1:
71d54e43c937e571333825f6c24e29a64a09ffbf

SHA-256:
078c9ba6cda46f67c94dd627d870f5621e052fe36375e2f6db272b24d7f0c229

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:01:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask
9.10659

F-Prot
W32/MalwareF.MBZS
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
ASKToolbar
5600.6877

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask
15.1.22.15

File size:
465 KB (476,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
GeoTrust Inc

Valid from:
7/13/2006 1:51:35 PM

Valid to:
7/13/2008 1:51:35 PM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=GeoTrust Code Signing, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA I, O=GeoTrust Inc, OU=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA, C=US

Serial number:
00A14100010020D9D7891D7DD5115F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:G2lZMLzy53TwaEyayhANzPAXUx1dVWc087SvnX5JSRkrdzYeBJFJ:G2lWLzyN2o+4U9K87uJuGD

Entry address:
0x998C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 3A, 97, FF, FF, E8, 41, A9, FF, FF, E8, 6C, CB, FF, FF, E8, B3, CB, FF, FF, E8, 12, F3, FF, FF, E8, 79, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 32, A0, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, FB, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 06, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, CD, 40, 00, E8, EB, 97, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9046

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)

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