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offercast2802_sgt_.exe

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 application offercast2802_sgt_.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Offercast APN Install Manager installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address 199.36.100.103.df.iacapn.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
2.8.0.2

MD5:
ce59b6d840d7e6737eb2a908fd591782

SHA-1:
2c5f252604ae7b109129e5751d4581f1e4553495

SHA-256:
115d04b83d4fdd5c9ce7857cbd3791f6c773c823d6bff7e464e18f01d4e0c63c

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
11/30/2024 10:11:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0360

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9126

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2013.12.26.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.S
14.8.8.2

File size:
1 MB (1,066,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.0.2

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

Original file name:
AskInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\offercast2802_sgt_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, 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:
0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2013 10:39:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VcEnMrtFER9XnHfvHzEtts01u7SVTrwFYOHIuJRNIkosZYkCt:V6sRVnXzEtts01u+VTaYFuJRNInkCt

Entry address:
0x74983

Entry point:
E8, 88, EE, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 34, 85, 49, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, D4, 72, 49, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, A8, 9C, 4B, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, AC...
 
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Entropy:
6.7656

Code size:
598 KB (612,352 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-93-237-224.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.93.237.224:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-2-64-24.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.2.64.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.36.100.103.df.iacapn.com  (199.36.100.103:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-58-62-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.58.62.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-206-89-132.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.206.89.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-80-59-128.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.80.59.128:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-27-249-38.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.27.249.38:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-45-138.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.45.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-49-30-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.49.30.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-127-115-131.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.127.115.131:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-118-106-174.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.118.106.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-48-112-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.48.112.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-33-0-174.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.33.0.174:80)

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