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atstpip.exe

Offercast - APN Install Manager

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 atstpip.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Offercast APN Install Manager installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
2.6.9.1

MD5:
e1173079885d13d3a78111038c33d34f

SHA-1:
938796968cd53855c97eb9f5efaee6019b325a96

SHA-256:
2b8f1f1f831fd749453f321d9c8182ad6867d237ecb785ef290bc66ddf9e18bb

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This is the APN Offercast install manager which will offer the user to opt-out of installing the Ask.com Toolbar as part of the setup routine.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:52:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Ask
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.124.138

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Bundled
4.0.3.16211

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1661
9.0.1.042

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan-Ransom.Win32.LockScreen
8.16.02.11.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.D potentially unsafe (variant)
10.12331

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallQ
2/11/2016

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar
v2016.02.11.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crduvi
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.2.11.4

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9331

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1024
7.2.42

File size:
1.2 MB (1,206,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.9.1

Copyright:
2010 (c) Ask.com. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AskInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\atstpip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 7:59:59 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:
10/25/2012 2:42:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:awzL88qhxY6Vn21A19Y7qGVkaHd5NF5AbjCfd4+cOQQUmgGB9jyZkDk7r:UY60A19Y7qGV9NQbjCfd4UQQU6jK17r

Entry address:
0x6BD14

Entry point:
E8, 1F, DE, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 68, D4, 48, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 5C, C3, 48, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, A8, CC, 4A, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, AC...
 
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Entropy:
6.3610

Code size:
554 KB (567,296 bytes)

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