» askpopstp.dll
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askpopstp.dll

Ask PopSwatter

Ask.com

This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The module askpopstp.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.

File name:

askpopstp.dll

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Ask PopSwatter

Version:

1, 0, 2, 2

MD5:

3ac32e7245286b974cad391add1f118a

SHA-1:

8c830cce88750766899c8befcca084ae1012d3e4

SHA-256:

bdf104d93dde287724e34f92bd3c0ee635a270bf7ba0d53a8ba351de51ec027a

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 11:33:57 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Ask (M)

16.1.27.11

File size:

117 KB (119,760 bytes)

Product version:

2, 0, 2, 0

Original file name:

askPopSwatter.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\askbar\bar\bin\askpopstp.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ask.com

Authority:

GeoTrust Inc

Valid from:

7/13/2006 4:51:35 PM

Valid to:

7/13/2008 4:51:35 PM

Subject:

CN=Ask.com, OU=GeoTrust Code Signing, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:

CN=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA I, O=GeoTrust Inc, OU=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA, C=US

Serial number:

00A14100010020D9D7891D7DD5115F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/27/2008 6:11:15 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:vTIXk6NN2AHvjxcCE5tZmZz/AVETD2uI83VC83VTVEJ9JHcVJtWlgcnK:vAkS2AHvjxcCEncZjHT6uZCJ9JHimxK

Entry address:

0xC33B

Entry point:

FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, E8, BB, 73, FF, FF, C2, 0C, 00, FF, 15, E4, F0, 00, 10, 33, C0, C3, A1, 08, 3C, 01, 10, 56, 85, C0, 75, 13, FF, 74, 24, 08, 50, FF, 35, A8, 3B, 01, 10, FF, 15, A4, F0, 00, 10, 5E, C3, 8B, 0D, 0C, 3C, 01, 10, 8B, 15, 04, 3C, 01, 10, FF, 05, 0C, 3C, 01, 10, 23, D1, 8B, 34, 90, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 83, C0, 08, 50, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 15, A4, F0, 00, 10, 85, C0, 74, 07, 89, 30, 83, C0, 08, 5E, C3, 33, C0, 5E, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 33, C9, 3B, C1, 75, 0B, FF, 74, 24, 08, E8... 
[+]

Entropy:

5.8189

Code size:

56 KB (57,344 bytes)

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