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AskInstaller.exe

Offercast - APN Install Manager

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 AskInstaller.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Offercast APN Install Manager installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.

File name:

AskInstaller.exe

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:

2.6.12.1

MD5:

19647c9845a73787cf3ed7d6cd83b9d5

SHA-1:

2ae5e38969dfafc07332fb932f30356c97e4d33d

SHA-256:

4be71b12acc67c0377b7a727b1844203118e3b034616f28cd8223e8ec806abd9

Scanner detections:

13 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

This is the APN Offercast install manager which will offer the user to opt-out of installing the Ask.com Toolbar as part of the setup routine.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 8:35:02 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.Ask

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Trash.Gen

7.11.124.138

Baidu Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Bundled

4.0.3.1488

Boost by Reason

Adware.Installer.Ask.M

2013.8.23.19

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1661

9.0.1.0346

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.LockScreen

8.14.01.20.09

ESET NOD32

Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)

7.8681

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/InstallQ

12/12/2013

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of apn_atu3_.exe (Adware)

2013.12.20.16

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundledToolBar.A

v2013.11.23.10

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Downware.crduvi

0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Ask.M

14.8.8.2

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

10435

File size:

883.6 KB (904,840 bytes)

Product version:

2.6.12.1

Original file name:

AskInstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\askinstaller.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ask.com

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/19/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2014 8:59:59 PM

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:

3/14/2013 11:10:47 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:VuP2/n8ahmObvWMwNibsc1adRZBch8RYo/SD/8bC:S69zfxsc1adRZBS8RYo/A8bC

Entry address:

0x70D34

Entry point:

E8, 0F, DE, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, D8, 34, 49, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, B8, 22, 49, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, A8, 3C, 4B, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, AC... 
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Code size:

578.5 KB (592,384 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a104-89-15-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.89.15.204:80)

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