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offercastinstaller_avr_u-0363-01-p_.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_avr_u-0363-01-p_.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.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
2.8.1.0

MD5:
302dd0119a39f3e726721bc6d82e29a4

SHA-1:
f42337e70886db01977319e632ffb4356003050e

SHA-256:
64ffaae707cc563f06f9d43b50d2e6b9603bcad10b9e22e030db1743b5304a53

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:
4/16/2024 3:27:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9300

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.d
14.8.8.2

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.8

File size:
1011.4 KB (1,035,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.1.0

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

Original file name:
AskInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\offercastinstaller_avr_u-0363-01-p_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/11/2013 6:44:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eu8qWJEtGWgdbERu+Ta34Y0PxlU78SqIEtNgooj9Yo:eFXfdb0a34Y0PxlUoXIEtNQj9Yo

Entry address:
0x74EB3

Entry point:
E8, 88, EE, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 85, 49, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, D8, 72, 49, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, A8, 9C, 4B, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, AC...
 
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Entropy:
6.6663

Code size:
599.5 KB (613,888 bytes)

The file offercastinstaller_avr_u-0363-01-p_.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0333-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0277-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0150-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0034-01-TextOnly-1109-01-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../Offercastinstaller2810_AVR_U-0085-01-BackToSchool-1106-03-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0087-01-SemiAnnualSale-1103-01-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0093-01-ChristmasGarland-0809-01-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0154-01-P_.exe

http://127.0.0.1:37848/continue?TiCredToken=6014&Source=WTP&URL=http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0087-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0087-01-ChristmasGarland-0809-02-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0298-01-pg2-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0273-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0363-01-BeigeDiamond-0805-01-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0083-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0272-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0087-01-MarthaStewartExtensionWeddingWhimsical-1_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0149-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0259-01-L_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0099-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../Offercastinstaller2810_AVR_U-0488-02-Blank-1310-01-en_.exe

http://localhost:37848/continue?TiCredToken=19267&Source=WTP&URL=http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0333-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../Offercastinstaller2810_AVR_U-0431-02-Blank-0000-00-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0363-01-Placeholder-0811-01-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0110-01-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0087-01-WeddingMonogram-1003-01-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0498-01-Blank-0000-00-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0087-04-P_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0261-01-L_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0112-01-Organizing-0911-10-en_.exe

http://www.avery.com/vgnfiles//OP/en_us/Static Files/templates/.../OffercastInstaller_AVR_U-0008-01-P_.exe

Latest 30 of 173 download URLs

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-73-46-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.73.46.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-73-45-45.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.73.45.45:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-63-186-43.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.63.186.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-209-94-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.209.94.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-194-103-128.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.194.103.128:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-194-102-120.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.194.102.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-118-221-55.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.118.221.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-118-220-224.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.118.220.224:80)

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