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$ruzfm5d-faaab518-55e7-4837-9190-30a19439dbbe.exe

Stub Installer

APN LLC

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 $ruzfm5d-faaab518-55e7-4837-9190-30a19439dbbe.exe by APN 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 Partner Network  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Stub Installer

Version:
7.4.0.35

MD5:
cec7118dc19fd29d7ee81d07c1be1094

SHA-1:
6755485b3ce8f040380893f977bfd81176aa2c21

SHA-256:
d849724f1af279300ea32f77a2a5c9ddfe0da67b558a0cb89f96a212b9eb127e

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:
12/23/2024 10:15:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.2.1.10

File size:
497.9 KB (509,872 bytes)

Product version:
7.4.0.35

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 Ask Partner Network. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
ApnSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=APN LLC, 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:
27EAB3DE0B03D88D5C4A2AE477B84DFA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/20/2013 4:48:46 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x3D801

Entry point:
E8, 2F, 5A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 84, BD, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, B1, 5A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, D7, 1A, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 35, 60, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7C, 5B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 3B, 20, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73...
 
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Entropy:
6.3806

Code size:
348 KB (356,352 bytes)

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