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new839f.tmp.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 new839f.tmp.exe, “Setup Launcher ” 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.com   (signed by IAC Search and Media)

Product:
Search-Results Toolbar

Description:
Setup Launcher

Version:
1.13.1.0

MD5:
79b7446283cb7c5068e21d8a042210a7

SHA-1:
c47d68d350e7c1157c6743a106a2c68611b88969

SHA-256:
e3143cbca1742329cc68c55ae62cd4a61d1664596f558645bcc559d2647fa853

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 11:47:05 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.IACSearchandMedia.Installer (M)
16.1.29.17

File size:
3 MB (3,169,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.13.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2009 Acresso Software Inc. and/or InstallShield Co. Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\new839f.tmp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/20/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2012 7:59:59 PM

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:
9/22/2009 12:59:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:afkbVCs/2cex8CfdVY36EfrTzcZMeGai7tdNw4Bq5cTywFk3HPn+Fn7l8a1IgNrs:afjDYKEgZAXq5yk3HynOoIgJqn

Entry address:
0x8032B

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 48, 51, 4A, 00, 68, B0, 0E, 48, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 90, 31, 4A, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, E0, 91, 4C, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, DC, 91, 4C, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, D8, 91, 4C, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, D4, 91, 4C, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 31, 3C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 11, 16, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.7406

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
648 KB (663,552 bytes)

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