» searchresultstoolbar.new2.exe
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searchresultstoolbar.new2.exe

Search Results Toolbar

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 searchresultstoolbar.new2.exe, “Search Results Toolbar Installer” 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 APN Stub installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.

File name:

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Search Results Toolbar

Description:

Search Results Toolbar Installer

Version:

1.0.0.12

MD5:

0762cf4e98745650364956d6d73f3fb8

SHA-1:

04f9e44d3e7978ada97cf668f4f399b96ede0c88

SHA-256:

6c78362dd3272423ab45dd0fe53ce9a826377f840559089a1675b29243108748

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:

4/19/2024 6:50:29 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Ask.Installer (M)

16.2.14.16

File size:

1.6 MB (1,727,912 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.12

Trademarks:

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

APN Stub

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\searchresultstoolbar.new2.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ask.com

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/19/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:

12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:iiIAeEo96NcquX9rze9/ZVXW+yccbGFKPaS:9eEokN4tvapFKPaS

Entry address:

0x323C

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00... 
[+]

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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