ocdll.dll

Offercast - APN Install Manager

Ask.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 module ocdll.dll by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Offercast APN Install Manager installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
3.2.1.0

MD5:
7fdc0ce39c266feec31603d7014fde61

SHA-1:
21d4f901906f127cbeb809e33326814a4ce063e8

SHA-256:
2e20443aa47a17bfd96ffce78eb4aa12cf4070d69d29a47d84664fcde34322a8

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This is the APN Offercast install manager which will offer the user to opt-out of installing the Ask.com Toolbar as part of the setup routine.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:46:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.1628

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
10.11371

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.2.8.4

File size:
674 KB (690,128 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.1.0

Copyright:
2010 (c) Ask.com. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AskInstaller.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\ocdll.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ask.com, 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:
0E92120309E5E292CD4FFE132C48D3D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/17/2014 11:48:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:99+r9QW+8/sPBquCJDkLNjXW+CcS/rjOKMb3pr081JGx:DGi4UZXC2LNjXW+S/rKd081J

Entry address:
0x54F6F

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 8B, 90, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, DA, 08, 61, 89, 0D, 34, DA, 08, 61, 89, 15, 30, DA, 08, 61, 89, 1D, 2C, DA, 08, 61, 89, 35, 28, DA, 08, 61, 89, 3D, 24, DA, 08, 61, 66, 8C, 15, 50, DA, 08, 61, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, DA, 08, 61, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, DA, 08, 61, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, DA, 08, 61, 66, 8C, 25, 18, DA, 08, 61, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, DA, 08, 61, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, DA...
 
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Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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