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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:
3.2.1.3

MD5:
20284a668fc2f0dfe4b5a2ae90c83fe2

SHA-1:
3df2b5308aeb69a0848692e9411e989f86d5aa2e

SHA-256:
eaa0ed5c58a1f3a3a8c9357db1194b9ad978339f317e33ade653760aaf7edeb2

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:
4/26/2024 11:31:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.15914

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11371

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
15.9.14.8

File size:
674 KB (690,128 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.1.3

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

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 6:59:59 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:
5/1/2014 6:05:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aN+r9QW+8/sPBquyJDkLNTX2eAMi2rTO4Vnfs81JGx:aGi4UZ3y2LNTX2eg2r5fs81J

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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Entropy:
6.1590

Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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