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ocdll.dll

Offercast - APN Install Manager

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 module ocdll.dll 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 Offercast APN Install Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
3.4.2.12645

MD5:
3eb73143984e1d90729b948a820f7e9c

SHA-1:
525862a241914bbed71edf6139ea03ebc25f9b52

SHA-256:
6b701d3176280fe5bee333b065b109cb6398fd83974a0dc1ad3c70df6ebcde10

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This is the APN Offercast install manager which will offer the user to opt-out of installing the Ask.com Toolbar as part of the setup routine.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:56:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.15.0

File size:
1014.3 KB (1,038,648 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.2.12645

Copyright:
2010 (c) Ask.com. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AskInstaller.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\ocdll.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 8:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
071C9C2CC792BCB19C804C3655D4DE1F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2014 4:49:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x9CB2E

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 3E, 98, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 49, 0E, 10, 89, 0D, 14, 49, 0E, 10, 89, 15, 10, 49, 0E, 10, 89, 1D, 0C, 49, 0E, 10, 89, 35, 08, 49, 0E, 10, 89, 3D, 04, 49, 0E, 10, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 49, 0E, 10, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 49, 0E, 10, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 49, 0E, 10, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 48, 0E, 10, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 48, 0E, 10, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 48, 0E, 10, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 49...
 
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Entropy:
6.7253

Code size:
749 KB (766,976 bytes)

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