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SearchHook.dll

Search Hook

APN LLC

This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The module SearchHook.dll by APN has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Search Hook

Version:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
29bd07d1a4e66c470f3b683398c4e135

SHA-1:
ca857561299057986397dec1d54c629fd213f909

SHA-256:
36f567c496f2996e2f58587150556d055aed6527665a4425de6f584db876d755

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 5:32:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IECore
2015.09.30

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.16211

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.F potentially unsafe (variant)
10.12330

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.APN (M)
16.2.11.17

File size:
127.2 KB (130,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.25001

Copyright:
(c) APN LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchHook.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hp\hp laserjet p1000_p1500 series\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\searchhook.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/16/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=APN LLC, 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:
27EAB3DE0B03D88D5C4A2AE477B84DFA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2012 4:43:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:iQ7qM7LZlTEMm+CWQMRomxSLGBiewsVbX:iQmiLXTs+CWQMRomoaFbx

Entry address:
0x950D

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 66, 60, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 30, A1, 01, 10, E8, 84, 01, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 55, 62, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 74, C7, 01, 10, BA, 70, C7, 01, 10, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, 7D, EE, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 74, EE, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4441

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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