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asktoolbarinstaller-1.15.31.0.exe

Ask Toolbar

Ask.com

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 asktoolbarinstaller-1.15.31.0.exe, “Wrapper Application” by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Ask  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Ask Toolbar

Description:
Wrapper Application

Version:
1.15.31.0

MD5:
097753270f77913ed7bc5318f8280155

SHA-1:
f96969d50390694e4a3dce2c8019f7831fdb8e88

SHA-256:
58cc6fc5a211d6e28e31d57e98641c1d69c6dc7384fbdca2f5b2642e703b340f

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:12:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.151020

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
9.9365

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.10.20.3

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
15.8.23.6

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
5.3 MB (5,514,168 bytes)

Product version:
1.15.31.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 Ask.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\asktoolbarinstaller-1.15.31.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 4:29:59 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:
0E92120309E5E292CD4FFE132C48D3D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2014 10:35:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:PezssfjDYKEgZ1tDAKdsw5LPwnmlnBfm4CDOopBK7/K0j1DyKCZX902f2XydKB:PeAsfjCiD/JnBf+DdBvIdEoXKKB

Entry address:
0x1F1CB

Entry point:
E8, B0, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, 58, AA, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 76, B3, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 54, F3, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8207  (probably packed)

Code size:
213 KB (218,112 bytes)

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