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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:
3.2.1.0

MD5:
07078c373c7a2c72cf8905b44567f955

SHA-1:
c2a65b27f854c70cc38d580d052b62b8292a387a

SHA-256:
6d69be21e872e77548c3a0aa0c55e212cf2149d0db30240455ba388247b9a038

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:
4/25/2024 9:20:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.15527

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
9.10610

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer
15.5.27.15

File size:
658.5 KB (674,256 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

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 3:00:00 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:
4/11/2014 7:30:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:z9+r9QW+8/sPBquCJDkLNjXW+CcS/rjOKMb3erN81:xGi4UZXC2LNjXW+S/rK4N81

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:
6.3401

Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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