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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 KMPlayer Toolbar Updater by Ask.com and atualizador MP3 Rocket Toolbar Updater by Ask.com, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Ask  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Updater

Description:
Ask Updater

Version:
1.4.452828

MD5:
183dd00f1e062bd08616f0052b3d3b29

SHA-1:
bcfcb3d2969dff714edc9cd2c037b724bec543c5

SHA-256:
3bdc1b6137365fee414d1fb58dcb9c918823dbeeacfec46e680d8bed61671ede

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 1:13:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
360

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
2014.9-160209

AVG
Win32/Expiro
2017.0.2838

Bitdefender
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
1.0.20.200

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.ExpiroPC.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Expiro.SR
19838

Dr.Web
Win32.Expiro.80
9.0.1.040

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Expiro.Gen
8.16.02.09.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Expiro.AY virus
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Expiro.W
2/9/2016

F-Prot
W32/Expiro.BG
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
11.2016-09-02_3

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
14.0.0.686

McAfee
W32/Expiro.gen.p
5600.6494

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.3625.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
17.0.0.120

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Expiro.clnvwd
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Expiro.YJ
11.20160209

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)
16.2.9.18

Sophos
W32/Expiro-S
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Expiro.AO
37.0.11234

Trend Micro House Call
PE_EXPIRO.AR
7.2.40

Trend Micro
PE_EXPIRO.AR
10.465.09

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 (1,721,776 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.452828

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:
6/20/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 12:59:59 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 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:
1/28/2014 10:35:48 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:tL8P0Pw/1XFhXMHcR8LVAf9EEE/EEEUEFlRJExEkEEE/EEEq4FJ:tL8MI/1XFh8jLVYU

Entry address:
0xBB221

Entry point:
E8, 73, E5, 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, 80, DD, 50, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 8E, 80, 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, A4, B3, 4B, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.1116

Code size:
868 KB (888,832 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.

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.
help.ask.com/link/portal/30015/30018/Article/1/How-do-I-remove-the-Ask-com-Toolbar
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.
sp.ask.com/toolbar
69% remove it
atualizador MP3 Rocket Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
70% remove it
Foxit PDF Creator Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
Foxit PDF Creator Updater installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. Avira SearchFree Toolbar gets installed through bundled software.
73% remove it
KMPlayer Toolbar  by Ask.com
This toolbar is typiclaly bundled with the installation of the free KMPlayer software. KMPlayer Toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the KMPlayer Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC.
www.kmpmedia.net
74% 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
MP3 Rocket Toolbar  by Ask.com
MP3 Rocket 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.
87% remove it
MP3 Rocket Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
MP3 Rocket Toolbar Updater installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The Toolbar gets installed through bundled software.
82% remove it
programma di aggiornamento Ask Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
programma di aggiornamento Ask Toolbar Updater is an Ask.com powered toolbar update mechanism that is designed to keep the branded toolbar up to date. 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.
81% remove it
Support.com Toolbar Updater  by Ask.com
Support.com Toolbar 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.
74% remove it
 
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