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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer.
Publisher:
Ask.com   (signed by Ask.com)

Description:
Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer Setup

MD5:
9549512515ef45c054c3c9758dcc2df3

SHA-1:
adf6878fae5b30498c0cda3dcd0abf7b7f3fca7d

SHA-256:
5200bcdb596d22f95075af7a22fd7b0fab003422638f75de8b3d3767c0c3c8af

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:09:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.6.1.0

File size:
477.1 KB (488,560 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 4:51:35 PM

Valid to:
7/13/2008 4:51:35 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Dmz39dIO1evF6/ZvK6y7YyAzxqrMnTu7UrMq0pF:DI39dzG8cl7YyAz0XUrEf

Entry address:
0x97F0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, D6, 98, FF, FF, E8, DD, AA, FF, FF, E8, 00, CD, FF, FF, E8, 47, CD, FF, FF, E8, 3E, F3, FF, FF, E8, A5, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9A, 9E, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 50, 9E, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 5A, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, C0, D1, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D4, BD, 40, 00, E8, 87, 99, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D4, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7871

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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