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externalwrapper.exe

Ask Toolbar

Dictionary.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 externalwrapper.exe, “Wrapper Application” by Dictionary.com has been detected as adware 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:
Ask  (signed by Dictionary.com)

Product:
Ask Toolbar

Description:
Wrapper Application

Version:
1.12.2.0

MD5:
7a17ea2b5acb08fd6b8a750ed724796e

SHA-1:
233d9dd671fbb5e0792bbba63440771ee29abbc0

SHA-256:
0484cae2402f8bc992e4e400bab5418f8162528ee84151c8dca8a42d9c4ffdc8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 5:51:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Ask.Installer.Meta
15.10.7.17

File size:
3.3 MB (3,419,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.12.2.0

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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\externalwrapper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dictionary.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2009 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2011 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Dictionary.com, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Dictionary.com, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
345BD4AD5F18CB3CF53744DDDB3E0903

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2011 7:18:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:aBVNfjDYKEgZLPrBI9t+R0w6ywWtNoY0tBAX7:aBPfjCiLNUt+AetEt67

Entry address:
0x1C6EF

Entry point:
E8, C2, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 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, D4, 69, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 8C, 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, 74, C8, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72...
 
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Entropy:
7.6473

Code size:
201.5 KB (206,336 bytes)

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