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Updater.exe

Updater

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 Updater.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 35 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘ApnUpdater’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including APN Updater by Ask.com and Support.com Toolbar Updater by Ask.com, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Ask  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Updater

Description:
Ask Updater

Version:
1.2.436191

MD5:
1acba585d47fb69c12f26074517efe5a

SHA-1:
b28bb69f201461be00894810b529526149c6d953

SHA-256:
6fe77052dfedb713abf023938e99013524942d168c514cd55671bf9fd947c930

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:47:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
362

AegisLab AV Signature
W32.Expiro
2.1.4+

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Expiro5.Gen
2014.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Patched.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Xpirat-A
2014.9-160208

AVG
Win32/Expiro
2017.0.2840

Bitdefender
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
1.0.20.195

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.ExpiroPC.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Expiro.SR
19838

Dr.Web
Win32.Expiro.80
9.0.1.039

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Expiro.Gen
8.16.02.08.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Expiro.AY virus
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Expiro.W
2/8/2016

F-Prot
W32/Expiro.BG
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
11.2016-08-02_2

G Data
Win32.Expiro.Gen
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Expiro
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Expiro
14.0.0.694

McAfee
W32/Expiro.gen.p
5600.6496

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.3625.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
17.0.0.117

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Expiro.clnvwd
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Expiro.YJ
11.20160208

nProtect
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
14.10.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Expiro.NR
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.2.8.2

Sophos
W32/Expiro-S
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Expiro.AO
37.0.11234

Trend Micro House Call
PE_EXPIRO.AR
7.2.39

Trend Micro
PE_EXPIRO.AR
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Expiro.2414
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4799707
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Expiro.Win32.42
2.0.0.1959

File size:
1.6 MB (1,644,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.436191

Copyright:
(c) Ask. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 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 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:
2/8/2013 4:55:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xd1uRcj2O3yBGsdKVXnHtpbw4gNiLIZSlkB5pAd/f:NusiGbVXnHtBVg0LR+pgf

Entry address:
0xAE531

Entry point:
E8, A4, DA, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, C0, B7, 4F, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, BE, 82, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, B4, E6, 4A, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.1101

Code size:
813 KB (832,512 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
ApnUpdater

Command:
"C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\updater.exe"


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

APN Updater  by Ask.com
APN (Ask Parnter Network) Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The toolbar gets installed through bundled software.
sp.ask.com/toolbar
80% remove it
Ask Toolbar  by Ask.com
The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. Ask.
help.ask.com/link/portal/30015/30018/Article/1/How-do-I-remove-the-Ask-com-Toolbar
81% remove it
Ask Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
The Ask Toolbar Updater is designed to periodically (once a day) check for an install updates to the toolbar without the interaction of the user. The Ask Toolbar and other applications are increasingly being bundled with programs; most notably freeware.
75% remove it
atualizador Ask Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
The Ask Toolbar and other applications are increasingly being bundled with programs; most notably freeware. It's usually installed during the installation of a program, and it's easy to miss the step where you can uncheck the Ask Toolbar option.
69% remove it
Avery Toolbar  by Ask.com
Avery Toolbar , powered by ASK, is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software.
82% remove it
Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection Updater  by Ask.com
Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection Updater installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. Avira SearchFree Toolbar gets installed through bundled software.
www.avira.com
74% remove it
CutePDF Editor Toolbar  by Ask.com
CutePDF Editor Toolbar, powered by ASK, is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software.
78% remove it
KMPlayer Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
KMPlayer Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. KMPlayer Toolbar gets installed through bundled software.
80% remove it
ooVoo toolbar, powered by Ask.com Updater  by Ask.com
The ooVoo toolbar is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The toolbar gets installed through bundled software.
71% remove it
Support.com Toolbar  by Ask.com
Support.com Toolbar is an Ask.com powered toolbar. The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. Ask.
81% remove it
 
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