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asktoolbarinstaller-1.17.2.0.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 asktoolbarinstaller-1.17.2.0.exe, “Wrapper Application” by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. 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:
1.17.2.0

MD5:
aeffd812d60686f5fd73663b6b24abfb

SHA-1:
092226001f7ebc54a4ebec655830f04e97e8d3a5

SHA-256:
1cc75ff8588cd4b691fd81edca89627a2ca36fc7c6c81d8090a4027301d2a0de

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
11/27/2024 2:46:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.14730

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.10072

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Ask.Z
14.8.8.2

File size:
3.7 MB (3,928,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.17.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 Ask.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\asktoolbarinstaller-1.17.2.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 1:59:59 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:
12/20/2012 7:51:21 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:l8rerbfjDYKEgZku/XzheXkdWqTVyBAAmxgLn:l8rsbfjCikezQUdWmqAAHb

Entry address:
0x1E9BC

Entry point:
E8, FF, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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, 58, 8A, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, C6, 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, 44, EB, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
211 KB (216,064 bytes)

The file asktoolbarinstaller-1.17.2.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/.../askToolbarInstaller-1.17.2.0.exe

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-92-148-189.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.92.148.189:80)

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