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APN Native Messaging Host

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 file tmp00000002f7f2a79a0d8aacd1 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.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
APN Native Messaging Host

Version:
1.0.0.1064

MD5:
305a03d990745421b55387f8b2770637

SHA-1:
5db8abb60603c3b9b48b4e39c2fa0ec6121066d9

SHA-256:
4094e68fefa1ea8a8bb871667918f3c6cb5b05bdd2f367d10e4472cbf0ae46be

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:
4/20/2024 3:03:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.11.1

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1064

Copyright:
(c) APN LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
APNNativeMsgHost.exe

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp00000002f7f2a79a0d8aacd1

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=APN LLC, 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:
2F4E343161BC7EB67514D3DCEC434EA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2014 9:20:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0xE9B9

Entry point:
E8, 6D, 46, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, C2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 88, C0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 88, 43, 42, 00, 89, 0D, 84, 43, 42, 00, 89, 15, 80, 43, 42, 00, 89, 1D, 7C, 43, 42, 00, 89, 35, 78, 43, 42, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
7.2648

Code size:
105.5 KB (108,032 bytes)

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