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askslib.dll

AskIC Dynamic Link Library

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 module askslib.dll by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
AskIC Dynamic Link Library

Version:
9.9.9.9

MD5:
200cd0705b0afc44041a077e47257e05

SHA-1:
6ed8c0070e2f90aa3749bd33b71513ffbd0fe786

SHA-256:
3374e93e9e8e098d37a3532071fb5be0040a81b38583ad27ce997e966cd9833b

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/7/2026 7:31:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
10.9133

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.2.18.21

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
242.2 KB (248,008 bytes)

Product version:
9.9.9.9

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Ask 2012

Original file name:
AskIC.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\askslib.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 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 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/23/2012 6:37:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:D2qVcBJqeLnzl2hxxIvEX89+dsUk71rSteEj3HdC4Qsqz3nC2DwkV4gcIyxUY494:CW07Lnzl2lI28o+Uk71P4Qh3JYXs4

Entry address:
0x180FC

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, BF, A3, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 27, C8, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, 40, 78, 03, 10, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, 4C, 90, 03, 10, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, 14, 01, 03, 10, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, B0, C1, 02, 10, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89...
 
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Entropy:
6.5324

Code size:
171.5 KB (175,616 bytes)

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