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offercast2802_spc2_.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_spc2_.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:
2.8.0.2

MD5:
36b6b582167577c1698b1c6a943cae3c

SHA-1:
6f65781dad6fb0a1b16ee6e4c5fbaa98e7924472

SHA-256:
4d17bba2d2255830e1aa3bdfea3cf6da37836b018623ce24b8a7550f4fb8d452

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
11/27/2024 6:44:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0357

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9235

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of offercast2802_ptv_.exe (Adware)
2013.12.28.14

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2013.12.23.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Ask.T
14.8.8.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,156,016 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_spc2_.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:
6/17/2013 5:06:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3cEnMrtFER9XnHfvHzEtts01u7SVTrwtYHaN85tXo3ZYkCf:36sRVnXzEtts01u+VT2Y6N85tXkCf

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:
6.5583

Code size:
598 KB (612,352 bytes)

Startup File (User Run Once)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Name:
PIP

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\offercast2802_spc2_.exe -rb


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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to know-sspiprxy-vip.network.virginmedia.net  (62.252.172.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-142-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.142.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-53-208-160.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.208.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-219-134-82.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.219.134.82:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-53-212-214.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.212.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a118-214.30-3.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (118.214.30.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-54-100-209.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.100.209:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a172-227-120-79.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (172.227.120.79:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-67-21-23.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.67.21.23:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 125.235.4.59.adsl.viettel.vn  (125.235.4.59:80)

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