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__searchresultsdx.dll

dtx Dynamic Link Library

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 __searchresultsdx.dll, “dtx Dynamic Link Library” by APN has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
APN LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
dtx Dynamic Link Library

Description:
dtx Dynamic Link Library

Version:
1, 0, 0, 20

MD5:
740d442415776ffa4d57db6d17ae01e5

SHA-1:
689f9230391dad4bccdb6446f1a001186702dd35

SHA-256:
52faa12501f1addef1fbb514292bebdaf07348942ef858ab1fbaae69dd23564f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 5:31:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.APN (M)
16.2.13.1

File size:
87.6 KB (89,736 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 20

Copyright:
APN LLC

Original file name:
dtx.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\movies toolbar\datamngr\srtool~1\ie\__searchresultsdx.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
4/9/2015 3:59:59 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:
7/25/2012 3:01:05 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:QVL4h493gcvF7n0nyUmBtmQG8pChjrmWm2Dll07/EfWKf:QJ4hsgcvFiyZm4Wm2Dll07S

Entry address:
0x4C66

Entry point:
6A, 0C, 68, D0, D5, 00, 10, E8, 6A, 05, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 75, 0C, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 0C, 39, 3D, 98, 0F, 01, 10, 0F, 84, B3, 00, 00, 00, 89, 7D, FC, 3B, F0, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 31, A1, CC, 27, 01, 10, 3B, C7, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D0, 89, 45, E4, 39, 7D, E4, 0F, 84, 85, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 22, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4, 3B, C7, 74, 72, 8B, 5D, 10, 53, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, F8, DB, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4, 83, FE, 01, 75, 0E, 3B, C7, 75, 0A, 53, 57, FF...
 
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Entropy:
5.8502

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.1

Code size:
48 KB (49,152 bytes)

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