askinstallchecker-1.8.0.0.exe

Install Checker

Ask.com

This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The application askinstallchecker-1.8.0.0.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from media.ask.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address 74.113.233.61.df.iaccap.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Install Checker

Version:
1.8.0.0

MD5:
0cfe2496e19fc81f5572dc2945008120

SHA-1:
da2b88f255c5f320735b220a82b9dea33e3364b8

SHA-256:
90e752b131a8489757a6254a71fb2f108540603fff79b9788c396c487b18f206

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:51:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.8587

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.W
14.8.8.2

File size:
294.3 KB (301,400 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.0.0

Copyright:
© 2008 Ask.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\askinstallchecker-1.8.0.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2008 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2011 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
286F8A30E2EAC6965B936F826A05305D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2010 4:06:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IsGorSydoud7HdwPo5ToLPB0I4nyxZz8BOyx:I0S+1HdKo58zB0ItWwE

Entry address:
0x17454

Entry point:
E8, D6, 99, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.7042

Code size:
174.5 KB (178,688 bytes)

The file askinstallchecker-1.8.0.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74.113.233.61.df.iaccap.com  (74.113.233.61:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.36.102.106.df.iacapn.com  (199.36.102.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.36.100.106.df.iacapn.com  (199.36.100.106:80)

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