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apnstub.exe

Stub Installer

Ask Partner Network

The application apnstub.exe has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from ac.wl.facdn.com.
Publisher:
Ask Partner Network

Product:
Stub Installer

Version:
6.3.0.7

MD5:
ae5b54e2fa1d358336db54fb135fc977

SHA-1:
7e8466cc0aee15fb0b380bbdd8b51597d755137f

SHA-256:
c7d23614d7a5ab97c4fb11baca601ea905ed67dc9f29a64cf27ed051d8025cfa

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:48:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.AskPartnerNetwork.H
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AskPartnerNetwork.H
14.8.1.0

File size:
497 KB (508,928 bytes)

Product version:
6.3.0.7

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 Ask Partner Network. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
APNSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\apnstub.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2012 11:58:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:32MPEepXwHV42iY5HQpsthafshkkryI/wFbWL3r8mkLMkNxdb1K8hFlocXiylBF:GMseFZVoryI/CbWTr8mkLMkNDX

Entry address:
0x35928

Entry point:
E8, E7, 5C, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 50, 1D, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 69, 5D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 54, 1E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 79, 5F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 45, 15, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 54, 0D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73...
 
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Code size:
309 KB (316,416 bytes)

The file apnstub.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ac.wl.facdn.com/offers/.../atstv6.exe

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