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taskscheduler.exe

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 taskscheduler.exe 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address host-213.158.175.82.tedata.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
912b7193f13579968a48b623fc893b80

SHA-1:
b0eda3e915af6f594c7b910c30aecabe6779db15

SHA-256:
a70638d4a973b8484d67727c617fce2649af8d0e90f2ea8ec4ba930416851a92

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:
4/26/2024 6:16:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.1.5.11

File size:
136.4 KB (139,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ask.com\taskscheduler.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 1:00:00 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:
0E92120309E5E292CD4FFE132C48D3D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2014 8:01:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:3qY8F8QiYh1JklJ7ju6NDXj1TnXKZE1WPyKkbJ2HgQ6JY7+a5HZP5Fmzlbk:38DiTju6N9XKy1LUbD9ZP5Fwlbk

Entry address:
0xA57E

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 51, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, C8, 41, 00, E8, 98, 01, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, E4, 25, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 17, 14, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 1E, 1C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, A4, 01, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 12, 13, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 30, 91, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 14, 0C, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 1E, 48, 00...
 
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Code size:
92.5 KB (94,720 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.vnpt.vn  (113.171.230.94:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-213.158.175.82.tedata.net  (213.158.175.82:80)

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