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offercast3130_ars_.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 offercast3130_ars_.exe by ask.com has been detected as adware 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:
3.13.0.19884

MD5:
70f02a7f19b181b01c54d87f615cd4d9

SHA-1:
79c441aae808aaa8d00fb920c9225da6188f579d

SHA-256:
1777c6a4b6feeff7e1a718206f4f606d33eb5ff562b707be8c0e263be458a476

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/4/2024 5:10:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.2.20.0

File size:
1.3 MB (1,379,312 bytes)

Product version:
3.13.0.19884

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

Original file name:
APNInstaller.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\offercast3130_ars_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ask.com

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
7/13/2016 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/12/2019 2:59:59 AM

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:
1C1D236C74BFAA30055CD178EE0CD663

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2016 1:30:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xA11E

Entry point:
E8, 43, 51, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E8, D0, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 74, 01, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E4, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08, 51, 89, 08, E8, 20, 00, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F0, E8, 05, 00, 00, 00, 89, 30, 5E, 5D, C3, E8, 9C, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 70, 01, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33, C0, 3B, 0C, C5, 08, 00, 42, 00, 74, 27, 40, 83, F8, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 41, ED, 83, F8, 11, 77, 05, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8D, 81, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6426

Code size:
92 KB (94,208 bytes)

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