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tmp00000040868c2cb65cb66e38

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 file tmp00000040868c2cb65cb66e38 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.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0712b04a7c05804f5fd4b5eafadfa0e3

SHA-1:
45d296f3fc59e2e9beac2846a54ebf65577b8ab7

SHA-256:
4698571cb65d7a5c879dc915f94f458a1d54864f2d42dc2f7e1cec0fb3278251

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 9:07:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.2.13.12

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp00000040868c2cb65cb66e38

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2008 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2011 6:59:59 PM

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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
286F8A30E2EAC6965B936F826A05305D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2010 5:20:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:zVrz72ec8/ckaUnQ5mgvNpkYwlDijugekLV9Xo8+zyel5+reb6:l7pNQjFJ6kY8+zyel5+Sb

Entry address:
0x7DE4

Entry point:
E8, E2, 49, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, 29, 41, 00, E8, 4E, 1C, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, A4, 5E, 41, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 41, 11, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 48, 19, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 5A, 1C, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 3C, 10, 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, E0, 00, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 44, 55, 41, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 63, 40, 00...
 
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Code size:
59 KB (60,416 bytes)

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