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offercast36_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 offercast36_atu3_.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:
3.6.0.16623

MD5:
4488534fadbe032a701e06c44725173f

SHA-1:
d6a6452fad2f86e82424af1faad39d417346665d

SHA-256:
39d34c8cabe732b31391dd6db8a8d5ddf2f10b4abb5d793741dd4935ef0cba6b

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 6:00:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.15722

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.282
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11961

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
7/22/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A
v2015.07.22.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
15.7.22.3

File size:
946.3 KB (969,024 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.0.16623

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\offercast36_atu3_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/1/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2016 6:59:59 PM

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:
6/29/2015 3:07:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:29u/FQfx88o6L04nUt6H+v77ORYKj1Ra/DTh+6r2QCY:woF0xC4ngbXORYe17ESY

Entry address:
0xA11E

Entry point:
E8, 43, 51, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E8, D0, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 74, 01, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E4, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08, 51, 89, 08, E8, 20, 00, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F0, E8, 05, 00, 00, 00, 89, 30, 5E, 5D, C3, E8, 9C, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 70, 01, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33, C0, 3B, 0C, C5, 08, 00, 42, 00, 74, 27, 40, 83, F8, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 41, ED, 83, F8, 11, 77, 05, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8D, 81, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8...
 
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Code size:
92 KB (94,208 bytes)

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

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

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 a23-1-81-199.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.1.81.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 137.113.39.189.smart.net.br  (189.39.113.137:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-123-195-108.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.123.195.108:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-75-170-103.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.75.170.103:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-64-15-90.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.64.15.90:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a2-16-206-3.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (2.16.206.3:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to badfa2c9.virtua.com.br  (186.223.162.201:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a96-6-123-106.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.6.123.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a92-122-149-124.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (92.122.149.124:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-216-41-211.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.216.41.211:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-87-20-201.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.87.20.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-83-4-33.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.83.4.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-80-45-39.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.80.45.39:80)

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