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Toolbar.dll

Toolbar

APN LLC

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 module Toolbar.dll by APN has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.search.ask.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Toolbar

Version:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
df28b71ea0bd2ee6f41efc763b03f72d

SHA-1:
2fb74f9dbf5f5aa76e2db8291c0148016071b79c

SHA-256:
f4035a2caab3364cc1a149a2b411c5f11f207bb4989ed16ac1e13662f37035f4

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 3:00:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IECore
2013.12.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
10.9439

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.APN.Toolbar (M)
16.2.11.17

File size:
135.7 KB (138,952 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.25001

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

Original file name:
Toolbar.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hp\hp laserjet p1000_p1500 series\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\toolbar.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/16/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 6:59:59 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:
27EAB3DE0B03D88D5C4A2AE477B84DFA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2012 4:43:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tArTBP885derZ90SmqKTRSkZHLwR4QAld/SNjtvL1W2Sy:e55derZ90SmXTMkZH0R4QtjhEy

Entry address:
0x9C60

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, A5, 5F, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, AA, 01, 10, E8, 91, 01, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 94, 61, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 50, EC, 01, 10, BA, 4C, EC, 01, 10, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, 19, EB, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 10, EB, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4273

Code size:
83 KB (84,992 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=65937540&locale=us_ZZ&apn_uid=197828322&apn_ptnrs=2R&apn_sauid=131885548&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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