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Ask 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 setup.exe, “Wrapper Application” by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from apnmedia.ask.com.
Publisher:
Ask  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Ask Toolbar

Description:
Wrapper Application

Version:
1.15.4.0

MD5:
a8cebc5788c03b67a52949194b5167b4

SHA-1:
b3e96a4e5c75dc92d906e60488c211a46e107325

SHA-256:
44022284f45fe8975cc787a79eb6acd6ab880236ec4b84c052532d611b00ad16

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:00:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3389

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14120

Boost by Reason
Optional.Ask.F
188838

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27621
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.9178

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2014.08.08.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.F
14.8.8.2

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
3.8 MB (4,031,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.15.4.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 Ask.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup.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:
6/20/2012 10:19:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:FlAuTP5TcfkbVCs/2cex8CfdVY36EfrTzcZceidi8fO0zZ6EPcwUv4/gWmFJpsvX:FlvP6fjDYKEgZmdy0MpwhYWmVsxVck

Entry address:
0x1E651

Entry point:
E8, 6C, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, 38, 8A, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 38, B3, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, D4, E7, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Code size:
210 KB (215,040 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/.../askToolbarInstaller-1.15.4.0.exe

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