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asktoolbarinstaller-1.9.0.0.exe

Search-Results Toolbar

IAC Search and Media

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-1.9.0.0.exe, “Wrapper Application” by IAC Search and Media 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.
Publisher:
Search-Results  (signed by IAC Search and Media)

Product:
Search-Results Toolbar

Description:
Wrapper Application

Version:
1.9.0.0

MD5:
c826ea7970f8dcada5728388a42dd2a5

SHA-1:
d9912634499903455e051ea8d66080d58702ff1b

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:
12/23/2024 11:21:22 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.1.11.20

File size:
2.9 MB (3,034,068 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 Search-Results.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\asktoolbarinstaller-1.9.0.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/21/2009 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2012 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IAC Search and Media, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=IAC Search and Media, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
596DF135D6540E700E84211A065D9C98

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/1/2010 2:39:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x2BD000

Entry point:
B8, F8, BE, 07, 00, BA, 1A, D0, 6B, 00, 90, 90, BE, 98, 05, 00, 00, 90, 90, 31, 04, 32, 83, EE, 04, 75, F8, 90, 90, 90, 10, C3, 06, 00, F8, BE, 07, 00, F8, BE, 47, 00, 6E, 16, 07, 00, 10, 2B, 2C, 00, 2C, 25, 2C, 00, F8, 0E, 05, 00, F9, BE, 07, 00, D0, 3E, 46, 00, FE, BC, 45, 00, EE, BC, 45, 00, 60, 5B, 06, 00, FC, BC, 05, 00, EC, BC, 05, 00, D0, D8, 06, 00, FC, BC, 05, 00, EC, BC, 05, 00, F8, BE, 07, 00, F8, BE, 07, 00, F8, BE, 07, 00, F8, BE, 07, 00, 68, 3E, 46, 00, F8, BE, 07, 00, F8, BE, 07, 00, F8, BE...
 
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Entropy:
7.6341

Code size:
88.5 KB (90,624 bytes)

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