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ochelper.exe

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 application ochelper.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.pipoffers.apnpartners.com.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
795b3078a7eac416ba8254cae2428586

SHA-1:
0422ec36fcbcc335f0c9e25bcb608eb75c40544a

SHA-256:
5031333221c26c0daa2a90b80b690bc48d35c0292793520ed646ec84669b8351

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:56:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Patched.Gen
7.11.30.172

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.14619

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.261
9.0.1.04

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.I
14.8.8.2

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0614
7.2.170

File size:
21.4 KB (21,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\ochelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
6/19/2014 1:59:59 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:
6/14/2014 2:15:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:1aIrPyllG7FDFYOmIUIgjPOG9BZLxQXmjnYPL3g+QgQmeMzwP:HrmlGUIgjR7dxjCb+nP

Entry address:
0x137E

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 80, 08, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, FF, 15, 70, 20, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 68, 94, 21, 40, 00, 56, C7, 45, FC, 64, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 20, 40, 00, 33, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 92, 00, 00, 00, 68, 1E, 08, 00, 00, 66, 89, 85, 80, F7, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 82, F7, FF, FF, 57, 50, E8, 38, FC, FF, FF, E8, 8A, FC, FF, FF, 50, 56, 8D, 85, 80, F7, FF, FF, 68, 80, 21, 40, 00, 50, FF, 15, 94, 20, 40, 00, 6A, 3C, 8D, 45, A8, 57, 50, C7, 45, A0, 44, 00, 00, 00, 89, 7D, A4, E8, 09, FC, FF, FF, 83, C4, 28, 8D, 45, E4, 50...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.5 KB (1,536 bytes)

The file ochelper.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.pipoffers.apnpartners.com/static/resources/ochelper/.../ochelper.exe

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