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ask.com

Publisher Information

ask.com is a software developer located in Oakland, California in the United States*. The company is a primary distributor of unwanted software. Ask.com is a toolbar distribution and monetization platform that provides publishers the ability to create white-label toolbars using the APN (Ask Partner Network) platform. Ask in turn provides web search using partners such as Google. Thre are 7 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

7/12/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/11/2019 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=ask.com, O=ask.com, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

1c1d236c74bfaa30055cd178ee0cd663

Scanner detections:

Detections (100% detected)

Scan engine

Details

Detections

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Ask (M)

100.00%

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (06180430ddbfed4d4b728129e4bb910e)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (06180430ddbfed4d4b728129e4bb910e)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (06180430ddbfed4d4b728129e4bb910e)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (a042aefa68631a82c7bed589703db0d2)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (70f02a7f19b181b01c54d87f615cd4d9)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

ocdll.dll (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (049346b3c2b44000cc6ed04fc6703863)

1 / 68 (Adware)

ocdll.dll (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (d1f7f1b5a936c560efff958257b05506)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (06180430ddbfed4d4b728129e4bb910e)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (271e5f33b387851365d2cdb488023904)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (f0d2661be5c25c2cd1428e96386734f0)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (384779f8778f39ca949e31708e264497)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (bdd495d8b3465d498a3a3d430d6a123f)

1 / 68 (Adware)

ocdll.dll (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (4d91444f13521ea42e0f4e7cd4c38eac)

1 / 68 (Adware)

oc313_testad29_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (2aaac638b01b6a36553977b18fbe0cf7)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (06180430ddbfed4d4b728129e4bb910e)

1 / 68 (Adware)

ocdll.dll (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5fdece279ade5c94be352ed819092bb5)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_atu3_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (5e45d7122ab2eae5f7d619b50b5b2eaa)

1 / 68 (Adware)

offercast3130_ars_.exe (Offercast - APN Install Manager by Ask.com) (06180430ddbfed4d4b728129e4bb910e)

Latest 30 of 31 files

Downloads URLs for files signed by ask.com.

1 / 68 (Adware)

http://ak.pipoffers.apnpartners.com/static/partners/.../OC313_TESTAD29_.exe (2aaac638b01b6a36553977b18fbe0cf7)

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071C9C2CC792BCB19C804C3655D4DE1F (Jun 02, 2014 to Aug 01, 2016)

10B9E2525844B965BFD1932E5265E605 (Sep 07, 2015 to Jul 31, 2016)

0E92120309E5E292CD4FFE132C48D3D8 (Jan 23, 2014 to Jun 19, 2014)

0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A (Jun 19, 2011 to Jun 18, 2014)

286F8A30E2EAC6965B936F826A05305D (Jun 17, 2008 to Jun 18, 2011)

00A14100010020D9D7891D7DD5115F (Jul 13, 2006 to Jul 13, 2008)

The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to ask.com by Symantec Corporation on July 12, 2016 with the serial number '1c1d236c74bfaa30055cd178ee0cd663'.

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