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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:
5.9.1.0

MD5:
0b58846ff4d0a1b211a4218912fe4c9d

SHA-1:
57529b1e9f9b27dfbbdaf0f348fad532ae15a659

SHA-256:
c3ab3389097ee95435d5af0e8796a9597d43cab7a1a9156f8d0c322080d33512

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:
4/18/2024 9:46:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.IACSearc.Installer (M)
16.5.5.6

File size:
238.5 KB (244,176 bytes)

Product version:
5.9.1.0

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:
9/29/2010 2:59:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HULBBIOIZsMR1B39qaL/nkCTcSIefbk8e6Kh92ys:kTIKM9NfrkCA1z6Kh92ys

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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