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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:
122cf83b626a89588e140c8b355d1cf1

SHA-1:
c630b355a55cbc2817c0dccd0311d789ac43f608

SHA-256:
a7663b1b7394ba0c7896bda302a9b93ddf61f3b49b6ad54387f8b9756afaf092

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 1:04:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.14.5

File size:
6.3 MB (6,629,944 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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