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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 file logo.png 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)

MD5:
3c0274f36f3c422b05d31b147368ee18

SHA-1:
900c594d0d5e6043ad2b13895ca7e900eab71b29

SHA-256:
604e16458900682a97ebeee458b199fc602434e72f2aa969ba620d6678af3810

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:
5/27/2024 3:09:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.16.4

File size:
6.3 MB (6,629,944 bytes)

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\logo.png

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/8/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, O=Ask.com, 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:
10B9E2525844B965BFD1932E5265E605

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.24

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
83, EC, 0C, C7, 05, D8, E2, 41, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 9E, 8A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 96, FC, FF, FF, 8D, B6, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, C7, 05, D8, E2, 41, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 7E, 8A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 76, FC, FF, FF, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 83, EC, 1C, A1, D0, F2, 41, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 44, 24, 04, A1, BC, F2, 41, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, E8, B3, 3C, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 04, A1, BC, F2, 41, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, E8, 40, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 1C, C2, 10, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90...
 
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Entropy:
7.9965  (probably packed)

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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