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TBNotifier.exe

Ask TBNotifier

APN LLC

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 TBNotifier.exe, “Ask Toolbar Notifier” by APN 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 www.search.ask.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

TBNotifier.exe

Publisher:

APN (signed by APN LLC)

Product:

Ask TBNotifier

Description:

Ask Toolbar Notifier

Version:

33.15.0.8488

MD5:

8478ecd2e1a7b96fb99607c1de8b569c

SHA-1:

189a6b7d003df3de28a87b06e8b7d701a4b7e736

SHA-256:

8100a53b101c9a51afd4c3eaa87f41ee95beb6280f3b71eb6b5f8a6946cc0d4c

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:

5/3/2024 10:21:30 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Ask (M)

17.3.14.11

File size:

1.9 MB (1,941,576 bytes)

Product version:

33.15.0.8488

Original file name:

TBNotifier.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

APN Stub

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater\tbnotifier.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

APN LLC

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

12/22/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/30/2018 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=APN LLC, O=APN LLC, 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:

643E1CE1B238C7969ABFC62773F3038C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/21/2017 5:00:53 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

Entry address:

0x1108E1

Entry point:

E8, E3, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B... 
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Code size:

1.2 MB (1,288,192 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=632020990&locale=us_ZZ&apn_uid=1896078672&apn_ptnrs=2R&apn_sauid=1264052448&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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