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offercast331_spc2_.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 offercast331_spc2_.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
3.3.1.11789

MD5:
48861caab935392fb2c79c10cf812028

SHA-1:
dba54be738563b8856dd886dfc8486569e886949

SHA-256:
43417eb7cdec0e3a0fde061aee6412313bfddda39d1ac515e9a2029f4e505000

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:
4/26/2024 10:32:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.Bundled.bToolbar
4.0.3.14929

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.S
14.8.8.2

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.272

File size:
728.9 KB (746,368 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.1.11789

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

Original file name:
APNInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\offercast331_spc2_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 7:59:59 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:
6/11/2014 2:10:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UD15Q6MGxjiTFFEK5wfn93ita1xykXL90WcTIktPZ3Ne:UJ5m59yYwy6pfcT5tZNe

Entry address:
0x979E

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:
7.4179

Code size:
83.5 KB (85,504 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-6-127-16.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.6.127.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-120-252-29.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.120.252.29:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.36.100.103.df.iacapn.com  (199.36.100.103:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-53-208-160.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.208.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-6-112-75.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.6.112.75:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.vnpt.vn  (113.171.230.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-53-212-214.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.212.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-48-129-74.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.48.129.74:80)

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