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asktoolbarnro.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 asktoolbarnro.exe, “Ask Toolbar Installer” 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. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address 74.113.233.61.df.iaccap.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

asktoolbarnro.exe

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Ask Toolbar

Description:

Ask Toolbar Installer

Version:

1.0.0.12

MD5:

89848e02da84dea144e07c6a697c5621

SHA-1:

47abdefbd9186aa511acdab641926e5a46b1941b

SHA-256:

cbda20f6a26d569d909d6bd5a9a4fabc8539f116488e239874b8b4c3d8aab888

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 9:17:27 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Ask.N

14.8.8.2

File size:

1.6 MB (1,708,152 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.12

Trademarks:

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

APN Stub

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\nero20120813151223929\issetupprerequisites\neroasktoolbar\asktoolbarnro.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ask.com

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/19/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2014 8:59:59 PM

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:

12/5/2009 7:50:46 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:u93TAadF5WBiEWUPtybzgyMm9FJMKCOHp9vnfryOCyt9cTSo5wV/3qfpFH7kc:CkIStUzhApOT3uOCTTS3q7H7Z

Entry address:

0x323C

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00... 
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Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 74.113.233.61.df.iaccap.com (74.113.233.61:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to nat276.national-net.com (66.115.160.33:80)

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