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apntoolbarinstaller.exe

Ask Toolbar

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 application apntoolbarinstaller.exe, “Wrapper Application” by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Ask Toolbar Setup installer. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Laplink PCmover Professional by Laplink Software, Inc. and PCmover Free by Laplink Software, Inc.. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Ask  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Ask Toolbar

Description:
Wrapper Application

Version:
1.14.1.0

MD5:
d6a91a20de7c2828f433842f98725fd9

SHA-1:
0e21b4b011af3625278279c3598b7584cec6d7a9

SHA-256:
0644b6347aab770878ad47fb2073d5fdb8795e9e03fec49fc0a7736105fc3c2d

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:49:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3258

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.141216

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27621
9.0.1.0350

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9165

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2014.12.16.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Ask.T
14.8.8.2

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.8

File size:
3.7 MB (3,884,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.14.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 Ask.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Ask Toolbar Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 2:59:59 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:
1/4/2012 3:32:06 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:M5xjfjDYKEgZCV5g6Ko+qcd9ZB/iSwZB8Ydu7hFtTmZMEUO3:M5dfjCiCgV2cdnB/iSvCulHTmZMK

Entry address:
0x1E074

Entry point:
E8, 59, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 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, D4, 89, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 28, B3, 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, F4, E1, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.6981

Code size:
208.5 KB (213,504 bytes)

The file apntoolbarinstaller.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Laplink PCmover Professional  by Laplink Software, Inc.
Publisher's description - “PCmover is the ONLY software that automatically transfers or restores all selected files, settings, user profiles, and even programs from an old PC to a new one, or old operating system to a new one.”
www.Laplink.com/de
About 1% of users remove it
PCmover  by Laplink Software, Inc.
Publisher's description - “PCmover is the ONLY software that automatically moves or restores all selected files, folders, settings, user profiles, and even programs from an old PC to a new one, or old operating system to a new one. ”
www.Laplink.com
About 8% of users remove it
PCmover Free  by Laplink Software, Inc.
PCmover Free includes a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extenstion that provides search advertising and results. Upon installation the user is presented with the option to install the Ask toolbar.
About 7% of users remove it
 
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The file apntoolbarinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/.../askToolbarInstaller-1.14.1.0.exe

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/apnpartners/.../ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/profile-ask/.../ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

http://javadl-esd.sun.com/update/sponsors/.../ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

http://javadl-esd.sun.com/update/sponsors/.../ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/apnpartners/.../ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.36.102.106.df.iacapn.com  (199.36.102.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74.113.233.61.df.iaccap.com  (74.113.233.61:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-27-23-218.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.27.23.218:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-120-57-83.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.120.57.83:80)

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