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pipinstaller_clm_.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 pipinstaller_clm_.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.pipoffers.apnpartners.com. 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:
2.8.0.1

MD5:
92ea0439eeee509d8a16f391492f9866

SHA-1:
e2089ebde0690528759ddbcee4beebb33b071816

SHA-256:
530f0d2ffbdb7968dc2a7d52d75b092b560decbeb1c7885aa00441bf3537b415

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 6:40:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9282

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.R
14.8.8.2

File size:
987.6 KB (1,011,336 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.0.1

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\pipinstaller_clm_.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 12:59:59 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:
5/8/2013 9:18:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:h1s1J5qzXXDpIoM9qy5IpuItmiISHYQxjNxohvzY:hPzHDYqCIpuItmPUYuNOvzY

Entry address:
0x748E3

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, CC, 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:
6.6680

Code size:
597.5 KB (611,840 bytes)

The file pipinstaller_clm_.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.pipoffers.apnpartners.com/static/partners/CLM/.../Offercast2801_CLM_.exe

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-176-166.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.176.166:80)

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

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

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 a23-2-142-3.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.2.142.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-93-106-192.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.93.106.192:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-214-126-102.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.214.126.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-88-200-176.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.88.200.176:80)

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