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ServiceLocator.exe

Service Locator

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 application ServiceLocator.exe 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.search.ask.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Service Locator

Version:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
2d8207df100796fe7bd1739217bc6bad

SHA-1:
32dec4ae457b6b4abdc46e1384bd6c3171837146

SHA-256:
376de67255eea4baf2a5a53f177049d10d69014ec9b00a96fe00369e33fbdc7c

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:53:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IECore
2013.12.04

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Ask
4.0.3.16211

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.F potentially unsafe application
10.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.APN (M)
16.2.11.17

File size:
113.2 KB (115,912 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.25001

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

Original file name:
ServiceLocator.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hp\hp laserjet p1000_p1500 series\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\servicelocator.exe

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 4:43:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:OP6UCI/tt6BAWn4Mr+6ywPocG5JnpZfkAwKP3rZVNu:izVcBAHMa6ywPocG5pzXvrZV4

Entry address:
0x9096

Entry point:
E8, DF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 68, 30, 2E, 41, 00, FF, 15, 28, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 15, 68, 20, 2E, 41, 00, 50, FF, 15, 24, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, FF, 75, 08, FF, D0, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, E8, C8, FF, FF, FF, 59, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 1C, 21, 41, 00, CC, 6A, 08, E8, A5, 3E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 6A, 08, E8, C3, 3D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 56, E8, CD, 24, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 56, E8, 07, 05, 00, 00, 56, E8, A6, 08, 00, 00, 56, E8, 39, 2B, 00, 00, 56, E8, B0, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3872

Code size:
67 KB (68,608 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.search-results.com  (66.235.120.111:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.search.ask.com  (23.76.222.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to websearch.search-results.com  (199.36.100.106:80)

 
http://websearch.search-results.com/redirect?client=ff&src=kw&tb=GET-SRS&o=65937488&locale=us_ZZ&apn_uid=197828166&apn_ptnrs=2R&apn_sauid=131885444&apn_dtid=get001YYPT&q=

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ss.websearch.ask.com  (174.129.25.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to apnstatic.ask.com  (23.67.242.17:80)

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