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runie-f7fe2436-dc2f-45ad-9354-7d4db4760da0.exe

Ask.com

This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The application runie-f7fe2436-dc2f-45ad-9354-7d4db4760da0.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.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7a0b0fb28bc8b9ecb5f17fb34090a57f

SHA-1:
6bd66dcfb8a24eb0bc7000f6ac5d6125c1b4bc0b

SHA-256:
e68ff3acddbc709186e7d8e65a1803cd813269960c6ad41d79eb9b4af2c09da2

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 12:41:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.7.12.22

File size:
41.9 KB (42,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
GeoTrust Inc

Valid from:
7/14/2006 3:51:35 AM

Valid to:
7/14/2008 3:51:35 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 12:32:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:kzwRyy3OlXyzdxh6wy/UJ0A+Lv/fjwoGn02rlh4jL3aFtA:rwybh6FUJMcoGqee

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:
5.8295

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

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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