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iacupdater.exe

IAC Updater

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 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. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. 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:
e698e45cb53690866e907ce846aae28744ed2fdc

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:
4/25/2024 9:42:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.2.10.2

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)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

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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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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