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dtx Dynamic Link Library

IAC Search and Media

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 tmp0000002d5721136a3e35270f, “dtx Dynamic Link Library” 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. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer.
Publisher:
IAC Search and Media, Inc.  (signed by IAC Search and Media)

Product:
dtx Dynamic Link Library

Description:
dtx Dynamic Link Library

Version:
1, 0, 0, 24

MD5:
779784a8da9baa9627d3e1517abcf8b9

SHA-1:
f8d98359c01bed4a3d436af08df8ec8b10f57480

SHA-256:
449a5ad6236cb6085d3fd9aead14dfcded46fe6c858705081e55042605721f58

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 9:01:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.IACSearchandMedia.Installer (M)
16.2.14.21

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 24

Copyright:
(c) 2013 IAC Search and Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
dtx.dll

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp0000002d5721136a3e35270f

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
4/15/2014 2:50:39 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Szh9UM2OLVITe041dhkYp271kGdF/P1JIe4B8c7kAzmjTrbUTZrx2:SzV2OqTebzA7SQF/nITTozjTrwTZ

Entry address:
0x77EB

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 04, 62, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, C3, B8, 4D, E5, 00, 10, A3, 98, 8A, 01, 10, C7, 05, 9C, 8A, 01, 10, 34, DC, 00, 10, C7, 05, A0, 8A, 01, 10, E8, DB, 00, 10, C7, 05, A4, 8A, 01, 10, 21, DC, 00, 10, C7, 05, A8, 8A, 01, 10, 8A, DB, 00, 10, A3, AC, 8A, 01, 10, C7, 05, B0, 8A, 01, 10, C5, E4, 00, 10, C7, 05, B4, 8A, 01, 10, A6, DB, 00, 10, C7, 05, B8, 8A, 01, 10, 08, DB, 00, 10, C7, 05, BC, 8A, 01, 10, 95...
 
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Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

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