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ServiceLocator.exe

Service Locator

APN LLC

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 ServiceLocator.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. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.search.ask.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Service Locator

Version:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
c9f89e098b5772b5dca4e04828a5be7f

SHA-1:
00a2e31b29aeb484a4026951f97c058006b3defd

SHA-256:
7b3b097a5c693a4463ff5b6a07845d52a16e491a787c90f621f4285406355a53

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 10:28:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.1.29.17

File size:
113.2 KB (115,912 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.24738

Copyright:
(c) APN LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
ServiceLocator.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\servicelocator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
7/19/2012 9:01:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x9096

Entry point:
E8, DF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 68, 30, 2E, 41, 00, FF, 15, 28, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 15, 68, 20, 2E, 41, 00, 50, FF, 15, 24, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, FF, 75, 08, FF, D0, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, E8, C8, FF, FF, FF, 59, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 1C, 21, 41, 00, CC, 6A, 08, E8, A5, 3E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 6A, 08, E8, C3, 3D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 56, E8, CD, 24, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 56, E8, 07, 05, 00, 00, 56, E8, A6, 08, 00, 00, 56, E8, 39, 2B, 00, 00, 56, E8, B0, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3876

Code size:
67 KB (68,608 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.search-results.com  (66.235.120.111:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.search.ask.com  (23.76.222.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to websearch.search-results.com  (199.36.100.106:80)

 
http://websearch.search-results.com/redirect?client=ff&src=kw&tb=GET-SRS&o=567444835&locale=us_ZZ&apn_uid=1702350207&apn_ptnrs=2R&apn_sauid=1134900138&apn_dtid=get001YYPT&q=

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ss.websearch.ask.com  (174.129.25.170:80)

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