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Toolbar.exe

Toolbar Core

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 application Toolbar.exe 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:
Toolbar Core

Version:
21.22.0.8331

MD5:
1f81e23869d9e8f52e2eb17fe1dfca52

SHA-1:
d16e6e3e32fbc8d66bf355232b69bbd65987b1c0

SHA-256:
c77e9d76c488839e0a34b02cba17aa90424f988b6e41e9570734e62fee02853d

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:
4/27/2024 10:17:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.11.9.8

File size:
282.1 KB (288,840 bytes)

Product version:
21.22.0.8331

Copyright:
© 2016 APN, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
Toolbar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\apn\apn-stub\atu4-sp\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\toolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/3/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2018 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, O=APN LLC, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
76A1FC71CE00683A2B887A2CFA2F5D6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/9/2016 4:23:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qURNcjNRqeKRwquRv54U5m8ZMTBlwbLEeGH:FNcqeKRwxEUU8ZMTD0i

Entry address:
0x20B2E

Entry point:
E8, 6F, 82, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 30, 0F, 44, 00, 89, 0D, 2C, 0F, 44, 00, 89, 15, 28, 0F, 44, 00, 89, 1D, 24, 0F, 44, 00, 89, 35, 20, 0F, 44, 00, 89, 3D, 1C, 0F, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 48, 0F, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 3C, 0F, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 18, 0F, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 14, 0F, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 10, 0F, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 0C, 0F, 44, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 40, 0F, 44, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 34, 0F, 44, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 38, 0F, 44, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 44, 0F, 44...
 
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Code size:
191 KB (195,584 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-104-33-113.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.104.33.113:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-103-238-181.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.103.238.181:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-56-193-49.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.56.193.49:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-197-252-243.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.197.252.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-235-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.235.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-229-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.229.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-214-208-200.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.214.208.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a105-225-1-178.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (105.225.1.178:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-122-215-222.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.122.215.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74.113.233.187.df.iaccap.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-58-226-221.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.58.226.221:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-88-195-199.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.88.195.199:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to lr-in-f95.1e100.net  (209.85.233.95:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-8-227-187.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.8.227.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-202-124-175.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.202.124.175:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-27-23-218.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.27.23.218:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-66-157-145.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.66.157.145:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-76-74-237.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.76.74.237:80)

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