UTorrent.dll

UTorrent Addon

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 module UTorrent.dll 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.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
UTorrent Addon

Version:
2, 0, 0, 1000

MD5:
bf61ab2a17c8a06d7923ae3739bc1015

SHA-1:
875be1cac7f05a0df8813838b4950ddc7009fb0c

SHA-256:
710ae046faa4ca3be41b2741abfe470978208b1c93dbfe5f9db04402ed959535

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 5:57:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.2.13.6

File size:
1.3 MB (1,395,592 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 1000

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 Ask.com, All rights reserved.

Trademarks:
Copyright © 2009 Ask.com, All rights reserved.

Original file name:
UTorrent.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\asktoolbar\downloaded Program Files\utorrent.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2008 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2011 1:59:59 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

Registration
CLSID:
{678FDBC4-B8CB-4967-9CED-395488EE4E4E}

ProgID:
Ask.UTorrent

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2010 6:55:21 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:iNw7CsWpfvua3E7dDzoqnJtsUh10n5VKXcYCMbicMx87AxL86U3P6AuWivRQBUPn:JWh3SnqlIbMG+L86iuWiveaQXl+qB4

Entry address:
0x9D0A1

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, A4, C3, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, E0, F2, 12, 10, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, E0, F2, 12, 10, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF...
 
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Code size:
977.5 KB (1,000,960 bytes)

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