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runie-1ea31164-6f02-43ea-ba26-b7010853096c.exe

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 runie-1ea31164-6f02-43ea-ba26-b7010853096c.exe by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 APN Stub installer.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d4a56398f090f1756707326028f074e9

SHA-1:
e508ae72f1ec16d695bbdefc8904daf2d847f635

SHA-256:
093062f7aa803eda86786af25f26b9bc1c52f9050ca20eb2f1a98f7059710e14

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 1:05:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.7.18.18

File size:
112 KB (114,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
GeoTrust Inc

Valid from:
7/14/2006 4:51:35 AM

Valid to:
7/14/2008 4:51:35 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=GeoTrust Code Signing, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA I, O=GeoTrust Inc, OU=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA, C=US

Serial number:
00A14100010020D9D7891D7DD5115F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2007 1:32:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:owybh6FUJMcoGqeckgyRMVj7UOYnVmVD+2dGJkqeUhl1lIlCgglfN8vuRZaivgRZ:re6QoGqyRMVP9k/BLeK3lIlUfNZq

Entry address:
0x2FAE

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, B8, 73, 40, 00, 68, E0, 44, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 6C, 70, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, FC, 85, 40, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, F8, 85, 40, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, F4, 85, 40, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, F0, 85, 40, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, 8C, 14, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, CC, 12, 00, 00, FF, 15, 68, 70, 40, 00, A3, 18, 8B, 40, 00, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.0534

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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