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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 logo.png 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.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e3028dbcd898e562900f5d671c1da25c

SHA-1:
44f5b6d66546e3d5d98ca7e6561c7ffbb41ce0dd

SHA-256:
45564ef5b4653333508eef8073e58d03d01498351ff33745eb3f5799942f6084

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 11:35:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.12.21

File size:
6.3 MB (6,630,024 bytes)

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\logo.png

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/7/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
10B9E2525844B965BFD1932E5265E605

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.24

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
83, EC, 0C, C7, 05, D8, E2, 41, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 9E, 8A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 96, FC, FF, FF, 8D, B6, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, C7, 05, D8, E2, 41, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 7E, 8A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 76, FC, FF, FF, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 83, EC, 1C, A1, D0, F2, 41, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 44, 24, 04, A1, BC, F2, 41, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, E8, B3, 3C, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 04, A1, BC, F2, 41, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, E8, 40, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 1C, C2, 10, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90...
 
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Entropy:
7.9965  (probably packed)

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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