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AskIC.dll

AskIC Dynamic Link Library

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 AskIC.dll 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
AskIC Dynamic Link Library

Version:
3.0.0.0

MD5:
11fd57a1db78299feeca4403a3a692d9

SHA-1:
b8b860d8daed862498af67ca938fbedac837cd2e

SHA-256:
b609393ee38383c539fa29c2205ce7930e37efc381457852e99c5266d0b6a933

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:
12/24/2024 12:14:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.14.18

File size:
250.8 KB (256,847 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Ask 2010

Original file name:
AskIC.dll

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\apnic.dll.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2008 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2011 5:59:59 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 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:
286F8A30E2EAC6965B936F826A05305D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2011 2:32:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x106AA

Entry point:
E9, CE, D8, FF, FF, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, E6, 70, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 50, 72, 02, 10, 57, 8B, 06, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 7B, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 84, D8, FF, FF, 8B, 4E, 0C, 8B, 46, 08, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 74, D8, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, 16, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 10, 8D...
 
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Entropy:
7.0954

Packer / compiler:
tElock 0.99 - 1.0 private

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

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