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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Install Checker

Version:
1.8.0.0

MD5:
aa7e3660ecfaa46b949c67f5b6bd4538

SHA-1:
f9561e13e80200d1c9e4a23885c4fcbf5640c395

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:
4/26/2024 2:55:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.2.9.21

File size:
386.8 KB (396,091 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.0.0

Copyright:
© 2008 Ask.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\askinstallchecker-1.8.0.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2008 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2011 6:59:59 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 8:06:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IsGorSydoud7Hdweo5ToLPB0I4nyxZz8BOy4Z4zytbLV:I0S+1HdLo58zB0ItWwJ4zkh

Entry address:
0x17454

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5B, 81, EB, D0, 48, 00, 10, 83, EC, 74, 8B, EC, 8B, 83, AB, 4B, 00, 10, 89, 45, 00, 8B, 83, B3, 4B, 00, 10, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 2C, 8B, 83, B7, 4B, 00, 10, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 30, C7, 45, 14, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 18, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 1C, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, FF, 45, 14, 66, 33, C9, 8A, 8C, 03, FF, 4B, 00, 10, 84, C9, 74, 7A, 8B, 45, 1C, 66, 01, 4D, 1C, 03, C3, 05, 13, 4C, 00, 10, 50, 8B, 45, 2C, FF, 10, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 5E, 02, 00, 00, 89, 45, 10, 8B, 45, 1C, 03, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.6817

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
174.5 KB (178,688 bytes)

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