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likesmovies_newtab_setup.exe

Likes Movies Setup

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 likesmovies_newtab_setup.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:
IAC Search and Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
Likes Movies Setup

Version:
9.9.9.9

MD5:
5cbcee6f978cc8fe5197500254744bdc

SHA-1:
c0a72515d3564dd3bc9e04ead6eabf64a909a34a

SHA-256:
5cc12b92a82de51b932122a65af48025e642fcda8e20dacb39c92f14257e378e

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 12:24:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.11.22.6

File size:
205.6 KB (210,496 bytes)

Product version:
9.9.9.9

Copyright:
IAC_SEARCH_MEDIA_COPYRIGHT

Original file name:
LikesMoviesSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/22/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2018 5:29:59 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:
7/22/2016 12:29:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:DRrO5mjurqYbnI+plOVOhuUgRx8L61wYarR:9rO5yyE+iVLs61/ad

Entry address:
0x6CE0

Entry point:
E8, BA, 60, 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, 3F, 0B, 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, C0, 14, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8, 56, 53, E8, DA, 65, 00, 00, 8B, D8, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 15, 3B, FE, 73, 11, 2B, F7, 8D, 04, 1F, 56, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 17, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 8B, C3, 5B, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.3018

Code size:
88.5 KB (90,624 bytes)

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