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Game On

IAC Search and Media

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 gameon.exe by IAC Search and Media 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.
Publisher:
APN, LLC.  (signed by IAC Search and Media)

Product:
Game On

Description:
Game On Setup

Version:
2.7.1.1000

MD5:
96c415fdda400f12a971007469bdbbf7

SHA-1:
64a92cbc0900ccd650504479b3d5aca0cd00c942

SHA-256:
16d7319e29fd37630d1e280dea4975c8dd82a383b075ffd41f1b2095845caa3c

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:
4/29/2024 6:59:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.10.28.7

File size:
360.3 KB (368,976 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.1.1000

Copyright:
© 2016 APN, LLC.

Trademarks:
© 2016 APN, LLC.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gameon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/22/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2018 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IAC Search and Media, O=IAC Search and Media, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
555361B990788EAF1F345E34ECA97A08

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 7:01:44 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WbUTp1TSE0oNM+fqVr1MJCYS6HVeygb20NJghZ0L3pFooUd:WIjSE0IqVZQCYnVeyGtsqL/O

Entry address:
0x3229

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 4F, 43, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8601

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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