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tmp000000011a498d9def2ebd6d

Browser Tab Search by Ask

IAC Search and Media

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 file tmp000000011a498d9def2ebd6d by IAC Search and Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
IAC Search and Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
Browser Tab Search by Ask

Version:
3.0.0.0.242

MD5:
3a2b850ade606df6f9d7e3aca975649b

SHA-1:
abbcf30bf8bb6a1f0cee6da604497d4257131bed

SHA-256:
fd60bc24af12b22bde2ff2f1a773ecf963603571fd19553cd9e6789274a012eb

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 6:12:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.1.25.23

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.0.242

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2014 IAC Search & Media, Inc

Original file name:
msbloader.exe

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp000000011a498d9def2ebd6d

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IAC Search and Media, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=IAC Search and Media, 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:
5367F5135FCC8B151C3E3EE4BEFD1DFB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2014 6:05:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x66EE

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 27, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, BC, F0, 40, 00, 57, FF, 35, A8, 70, 41, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, A4, 70, 41, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8B, FE, 2B, FB, 8D, 47, 04, 83, F8, 04, 72, 75, 53, E8, 14, 12, 00, 00, 8B, D8, 8D, 47, 04, 59, 3B, D8, 73, 48, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, D8, 73, 02, 8B, C3, 03, C3, 3B, C3, 72, 0F, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8, E1, 27, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 75, 16, 8D, 43, 10, 3B, C3, 72, 3E, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8...
 
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Entropy:
5.4211

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

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