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Ask Toolbar

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 application toolbar.exe, “wrapper Application” 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. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including QMC by Cocoon Software and Paltalk Messenger by AVM Software Inc..
Publisher:
Ask.com   (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Ask Toolbar

Description:
wrapper Application

Version:
15, 0, 0, 498

MD5:
beeb17823615681a860770cc33544adc

SHA-1:
1e2c95998bd5cb39194b576d047ad3f6f3d65d6b

SHA-256:
1898e162f84ef1300ead4b90698bb4796d2a0491df872755626d274d517db756

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:
4/25/2024 6:14:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.12.11

File size:
2 MB (2,131,336 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2008 Ask.com

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\unit_app_75\toolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2008 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2011 3:59:59 AM

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:
2/5/2010 4:51:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x2905

Entry point:
E8, 1A, 43, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 88, 20, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 84, 20, 41, 00, 89, 15, 80, 20, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 7C, 20, 41, 00, 89, 35, 78, 20, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 74, 20, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, A0, 20, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 94, 20, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 70, 20, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 6C, 20, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 68, 20, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 64, 20, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 98, 20, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 8C, 20, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 90, 20, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 9C, 20, 41...
 
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Code size:
44.5 KB (45,568 bytes)

The file toolbar.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Paltalk Messenger  by AVM Software Inc.
Paltalk is an instant messaging service that enables users to communicate via internet chat, voice and video chat. It offers chat rooms and the ability for users to create their own public virtual chat room.
www.paltalk.com
49% remove it
Player  by PC SOFT
About 57% of users remove it
QMC  by Cocoon Software
QMC includes a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extenstion that provides search advertising and results. Upon installation the user is presented with the option to install the Ask toolbar.
www.cocoonsoftware.com
About 5% of users remove it
Quick Media Converter  by Cocoon Software
Quick Media Converter includes a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extenstion that provides search advertising and results. Upon installation the user is presented with the option to install the Ask toolbar.
About 9% of users remove it
WeatherBug  by AWS Convergence Technologies
WeatherBug provides live weather data and maintains a mesoscale network of weather stations and runs in the notification tray and background of Windows. At present, the desktop application of WeatherBug is designated for U.S. ZIP codes only. Non-U.S.
weather.weatherbug.com
59% remove it
 
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