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runie.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.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:
0c8d9340e1b5fe580cccdd0c86b796e2

SHA-1:
a88af44b090dc687b734cd2bbc082607bfdd6184

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:
1/11/2025 6:12:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.10.12.9

File size:
217.5 KB (222,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\runie.exe

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):
3072:Ze68oGg361Z0qmS/UjAqMh18cc23RzFnp70svSlABmS6mna5kbqbV:ZMg3TqmS/xqTcp39x9/SlU/LcV

Entry address:
0x9000

Entry point:
90, B9, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 90, 68, 1E, 90, 40, 00, 5A, 90, 68, 98, 05, 00, 00, 5F, 90, 90, 31, 0C, 3A, 90, 83, EF, 03, 4F, 90, 75, F5, 90, 72, FC, 18, 00, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 9A, 81, 59, 00, 34, AE, 19, 00, 1A, 26, 19, 00, 42, 34, 19, 00, 9A, 31, 1B, 00, 9B, 81, 19, 00, 96, F1, 59, 00, 0E, FA, 59, 00, 4C, FA, 59, 00, 1E, FB, 19, 00, 08, FA, 19, 00, 4E, FA, 19, 00, 96, F1, 19, 00, 08, FA, 19, 00, 4E, FA, 19, 00, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 9A, 81, 19, 00, 9A, 81...
 
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Entropy:
7.6980

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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