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iacupdater.exe

IAC Updater

IAC Search and Media

This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The application iacupdater.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. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “IAC Update Service”.
Publisher:
IAC Search and Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
IAC Updater

Version:
1.3.0.146

MD5:
bec60ee87c13c435a90340aad7edea1e

SHA-1:
2a355a66128cd711e3baa27528de9101ac5e3046

SHA-256:
c65b3bcd34274c32362eb2b2fb7eef1ccf1b8896fa47744299f29b3562376f5b

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:
4/24/2024 11:30:41 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.1.23.8

File size:
175.9 KB (180,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.0.146

Copyright:
(c) 2015 IAC Search and Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
iacupdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iac updater\iacupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IAC Search and Media, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=IAC Search and Media, 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:
5367F5135FCC8B151C3E3EE4BEFD1DFB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/14/2015 7:59:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xE174

Entry point:
E8, FE, 7D, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 33, FF, 85, F6, 74, 1B, 6A, E0, 33, D2, 58, F7, F6, 3B, 45, 10, 73, 0F, E8, 4C, 0C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 3C, 0F, AF, 75, 10, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 85, DB, 74, 09, 53, E8, 2F, 03, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8, 56, 53, E8, 3A, 7F, 00, 00, 8B, D8, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 15, 3B, FE, 73, 11, 2B, F7, 8D, 04, 1F, 56, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 33, EB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 8B, C3, 5B, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 68, 8C, 06, 42, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4774

Code size:
119 KB (121,856 bytes)

Service
Display name:
IAC Update Service

Description:
The IAC Update Service keeps your toolbar software powered by IAC up to date.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
WINMGMT


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