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offercast291_lns2_ (2014_10_02 09_49_38 utc).exe

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 application offercast291_lns2_ (2014_10_02 09_49_38 utc).exe 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.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
2.9.1.0

MD5:
f4131d7e95864fcb3a3e4a73ec89791b

SHA-1:
debf9e3c37eeaf164de0dfc0ed1b9838161e9898

SHA-256:
f29b0bf63c1bb82781a4b2c2838e9a34735aadc5d91a14adeda0f2a9e1c35419

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 11:29:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.Bundled.BToolbar
4.0.3.141115

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.10656

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.m
14.11.15.3

File size:
1 MB (1,081,728 bytes)

Product version:
2.9.1.0

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

Original file name:
AskInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\offercast291_lns2_ (2014_10_02 09_49_38 utc).exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
6/2/2014 1:42:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:b4WcuHQFaNzAXOFdE152iz91uS+eYAHHq8znTo6b9SNio5eZ/:b4Dg9AXP152iz91uAHZnTlYNveZ/

Entry address:
0x79F47

Entry point:
E8, DC, EF, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, B4, F5, 49, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, F8, E2, 49, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, A8, 2C, 4C, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, AC...
 
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Entropy:
6.7197

Code size:
625 KB (640,000 bytes)

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