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ask-web-search.xml

The file ask-web-search.xml has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as part of an addin/plugin.
MD5:
b96dfd96061dd5496428424cd8982b23

SHA-1:
ae1226909a816bfb701ba1012700bf50cbcec142

SHA-256:
eaac69b0d3473a7ea6ccee9384dfd2e7989ffee8759c41e7b282a21214ee2fec

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/1/2025 8:38:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win64.Generic
17.3.16.13

File size:
9.4 KB (9,612 bytes)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles\{user}.default\searchplugins\ask-web-search.xml

MozillaSearchPlugins
Name:
Ask Web Search


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