u-0113-01-anniversary1-1005-01-en_avery7_.exe

TODO:

Ask.com

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 application u-0113-01-anniversary1-1005-01-en_avery7_.exe, “TODO: <File description>” 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.avery.com.
Publisher:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
TODO: <File description>

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
3aa66cc54571b1c13c9c07f5de10d9a8

SHA-1:
c8bef6c94c39ce2c05899ed9bcb8986520030457

SHA-256:
d581eb14e38626c18d02bfc0976b52a7ea32edab8c0b5ed908b649fc7198953f

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 11:24:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.j
15.1.10.15

File size:
556.6 KB (569,960 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
TODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AskInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\u-0113-01-anniversary1-1005-01-en_avery7_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 7:59:59 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 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:
0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/23/2012 12:13:46 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:X1fdGBUMEpzW6wgSzZXtlszjl9qBZT1zrQJdWV5JwY9:X1fRKtsHaBfQJA5GY9

Entry address:
0x44FDA

Entry point:
E8, BA, AA, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 51, 00, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, F4, 9B, 46, 00, E8, 37, AB, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, EB, 5F, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, C4, B9, 47, 00, FF, 15, D8, 60...
 
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Entropy:
6.4878

Code size:
400.5 KB (410,112 bytes)

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