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a2srcsp.exe

IAC

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 a2srcsp.exe by IAC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
IAC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
687a987935e5e5839dd03517acfb2f6a

SHA-1:
c820a2a4168446f5c357907616cd3905e7e8eda5

SHA-256:
ae5b8957b7ea686acb6b5b0a14ea81ecfdb9cf16108f8abed14bfd2d60ed581b

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:
12/23/2024 11:29:21 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.IAC (M)
16.1.5.15

File size:
93.3 KB (95,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\a2srcsp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2007 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/7/2008 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IAC, OU=Search and Media, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=IAC, L=White Plains, S=New York, 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:
406C957308063D0297253DA4BE0427DF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/28/2007 4:44:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:I+HFU+DhkKhUvk7R3SRhQEsqxvJciOCqQY40h0:IIl+koRyEsqxvJciOCqQ

Entry address:
0x18FB

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, A3, 9C, 41, 40, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 30, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 78, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, E8, 30, 40, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, DC, 30, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.1217

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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