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pip26121_blt2_.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 pip26121_blt2_.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. While running, it connects to the Internet address 199.36.100.103.df.iacapn.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

pip26121_blt2_.exe

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:

2.8.0.2

MD5:

6121ab6cf8711b723cb6266dcf1de098

SHA-1:

52eed6ed355e3b0d7fe96d66fc66ea2f8b006957

SHA-256:

2de32a89ead545c54ecc1b3b11ebd16f035bf28ccc7f285b3a025d4b237f8fcd

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 6:33:23 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1417

9.0.1.0350

ESET NOD32

Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)

7.8861

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of apn_atu3_.exe (Adware)

2013.12.20.19

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundledToolBar.A

v2013.12.16.11

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Ask.O

14.8.8.2

File size:

974.1 KB (997,512 bytes)

Product version:

2.8.0.2

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\pip26121_blt2_.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ask.com

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/19/2014 1:59:59 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:

5/20/2013 2:54:28 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:scEjMrtxxJ9XnHfvHzEtts01u7SVTU36Y1ANeo8ZYkCY:se1JVnXzEtts01u+VThYiNpkCY

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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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 199.36.100.103.df.iacapn.com (199.36.100.103:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a184-29-5-164.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (184.29.5.164:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a92-122-203-12.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (92.122.203.12:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-39-76-222.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.39.76.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a104-114-232-146.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.114.232.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-76-15-233.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.76.15.233:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a96-17-20-13.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.17.20.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-75-64-217.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.75.64.217:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-63-111-12.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.63.111.12:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-56-193-182.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.56.193.182:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-36-112-180.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.36.112.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-197-230-146.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.197.230.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-0-199-167.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.0.199.167:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a184-24-130-121.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (184.24.130.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a104-126-39-120.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.126.39.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a104-110-176-116.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.110.176.116:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a104-107-155-236.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (104.107.155.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-35-214-217.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.35.214.217:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-213-197-225.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.213.197.225:80)

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