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offercast346_atu3_.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 offercast346_atu3_.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address 199.36.100.103.df.iacapn.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
3.4.6.12645

MD5:
7cb680be1f4ea6be2b16db7763e85ab0

SHA-1:
965b10b3ac63160d73fd8c3826837a876ce5187c

SHA-256:
adcb007ff6c2b7f19e0c956883451dd45c99b862d6fb8c423c4255d80ff28c09

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:
4/19/2024 8:57:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.Bundled.bToolbar
4.0.3.14127

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.S
14.12.6.12

File size:
848.3 KB (868,664 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.6.12645

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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\offercast346_atu3_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, 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:
071C9C2CC792BCB19C804C3655D4DE1F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2014 5:54:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SwoU79G5iJgrSdq6shnG5mjpApTHj+xKrkozNA:zoO1WSU85opARSwrri

Entry address:
0x95FE

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:
7.8438  (probably packed)

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 a23-75-64-217.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.75.64.217:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-9-178-195.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.9.178.195:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-106-87-84.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.106.87.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-45-227-222.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.45.227.222:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-105-203-84.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.105.203.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-245-142.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.245.142:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-81-251-97.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.81.251.97:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-32-32-141.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.32.32.141:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a172-230-205-253.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (172.230.205.253:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-83-30-48.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.83.30.48:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-145-8.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.145.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-11-62-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.11.62.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-0-94-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.0.94.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-12-96-205.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.12.96.205:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a173-222-197-5.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (173.222.197.5:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-68-198-23.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.68.198.23:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to bto-04-090.bto.ras.cantv.net  (200.44.23.218:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a96-6-123-49.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.6.123.49:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-76-32-79.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.76.32.79:80)

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