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askpartnercobrandingtool.exe

Partner Cobranding

IAC Search and Media

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 askpartnercobrandingtool.exe, “Qbyrd Toolbar Partner Cobranding” by IAC Search and Media 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Qbyrd  (signed by IAC Search and Media)

Product:
Partner Cobranding

Description:
Qbyrd Toolbar Partner Cobranding

Version:
5.9.0.0

MD5:
0edf64f0acdc23a3bc661eb4ee543841

SHA-1:
21eee0fbeb619145e5bf610d23a41bfcf4801864

SHA-256:
3a36727146575ff2f84a02fd4aac1b4d813b4069ec89de3df4a754d30b193fac

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:
4/23/2024 4:39:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.8.31.8

File size:
238.5 KB (244,176 bytes)

Product version:
5.9.0.0

Copyright:
(c) Qbyrd 2009. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
QbyrdPartnerCobrandingTool

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\askpartnercobrandingtool.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/20/2009 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2012 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IAC Search and Media, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=IAC Search and Media, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
596DF135D6540E700E84211A065D9C98

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/1/2010 4:15:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SULBBIOIZsMR1B39qaL/nkCTcDIefbk8e6Kh9GvC:RTIKM9NfrkCAuz6Kh9GvC

Entry address:
0xEB05

Entry point:
E8, 79, 87, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 57, FF, 35, B8, D7, 42, 00, E8, 10, 42, 00, 00, FF, 35, B4, D7, 42, 00, 8B, F8, 89, 7D, FC, E8, 00, 42, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 59, 59, 3B, F7, 0F, 82, 83, 00, 00, 00, 8B, DE, 2B, DF, 8D, 43, 04, 83, F8, 04, 72, 77, 57, E8, C8, 87, 00, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 43, 04, 59, 3B, F8, 73, 48, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, F8, 73, 02, 8B, C7, 03, C7, 3B, C7, 72, 0F, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8, 24, 2D, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 75, 16, 8D, 47, 10, 3B, C7, 72, 40, 50, FF, 75...
 
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Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 bytes)

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