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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:
f91b8ef9ff8c58ff6b5ccd54f864a7e5

SHA-1:
6e838ea635c8df9f35694d8581bc7f1a5dfbf963

SHA-256:
f4d028ba173fdba5a78dfb8440b7a8bd5117bbfc24334eac0b8255623df6d961

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 12:54:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.15.8

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

Installer:
APN Stub

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

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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