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Everest.exe

Everest Installer

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 file Everest.exe 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.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Everest Installer

Version:
2.3.0.66

MD5:
59085c6f97ca76e69a772b1ecc8b35f1

SHA-1:
462daedfeed8c8db82e32205d2765a8239abdcb0

SHA-256:
cbe2761429830e98d8a044776f5d91adc5dd0aa436ed530b644bcda73c984208

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 12:15:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.15.12

File size:
698.4 KB (715,127 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.0.66

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
Everest.exe

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 4:59:59 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:
12/11/2013 5:08:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x83D5

Entry point:
E9, 14, E7, FF, FF, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 48, E1, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 5C, 47, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 5F, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.6673

Packer / compiler:
tElock 0.99 - 1.0 private

Code size:
82.5 KB (84,480 bytes)

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