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offercast322_demotb_.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 offercast322_demotb_.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 Offercast APN Install Manager installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.pipoffers.apnpartners.com.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
3.2.1.3

MD5:
85220b6a6a8db012235f7208b3683a0a

SHA-1:
ec356af57c094161b7b0c2515c2a062e8f011e1f

SHA-256:
aee10a7de05b5a2d44e57a2ade905a40f84a610e44d66257f515a3c424fd37a9

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/24/2024 2:56:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.1463

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.282
9.0.1.0272

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.10435

McAfee
Artemis!A6AD6A4F76EC
5600.6992

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.U
14.8.8.2

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.272

File size:
588 KB (602,064 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.1.3

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

Original file name:
APNInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\offercast322_demotb_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 2:00:00 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:
5/1/2014 2:05:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:y1KFIGXTlY7F6ABbtrcPgEvifw1/FtAcbmq0TIsLxIN:ykF9qgAhSifw1/FtAcb/BrN

Entry address:
0x977E

Entry point:
E8, CC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, D3, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 44, D3, 41, 00, 89, 15, 40, D3, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, D3, 41, 00, 89, 35, 38, D3, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 34, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, D3, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, D3, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, D3, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, D3, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, D3, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2328

Code size:
83.5 KB (85,504 bytes)

The file offercast322_demotb_.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.pipoffers.apnpartners.com/static/partners/.../Offercast322_DEMOTB_.exe

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