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OffercastInstaller.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 OffercastInstaller.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Offercast APN Install Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.programlar.com.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
3.10.0.18770

MD5:
4722354a4e2e94df97a9811b071eee84

SHA-1:
4f99aa9089a2b72eb0fba332ef3b649cf99f1f33

SHA-256:
e89ede5f4489d7ceb5fca455e984af9d8f48b8f264b196cce6ca2456c379f99a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:51:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.7.2.1

File size:
996.6 KB (1,020,512 bytes)

Product version:
3.10.0.18770

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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/8/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
10B9E2525844B965BFD1932E5265E605

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2015 10:42:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A9umdkXaRAxWgKD8Il6Qn642dQQINtmmgesjNT7Q3Vfe35z:yJkqSkgKVko0INtn+d7yFUz

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

http://www.programlar.com/download.php?f=0Gm8qFN9sRd16IzCyRE3A927IJNAORdE0Cm9M6S6GL25ETh9s92AORcAOFFBwAj1cEr8q6S8qFM9MFN8qN78q6S8qFN9sCmE0TJBwAj5kAi9M2TBwVFBwAiE0Ai9M2TBwIz9sL35kFN8qTJ8q6S8qFN3AFN8qN78q6S8KAi9sAiFY

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