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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:
21.25.0.8489

MD5:
bf347218d084590ed8fe28fcc5f19c53

SHA-1:
0c81e66a0ed07853e14bd2458931614503385d8e

SHA-256:
6f43b77ec65aec1b9f54a4d97c1fe5e38a0e689ce566e4ddd8f7f2fb1250183b

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:
11/5/2024 2:26:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.13.15

File size:
111.6 KB (114,248 bytes)

Product version:
21.25.0.8489

Copyright:
© 2017 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:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/22/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/30/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, O=APN LLC, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
643E1CE1B238C7969ABFC62773F3038C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2017 7:31:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x8F46

Entry point:
E8, CF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 68, BC, 32, 41, 00, FF, 15, 28, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 15, 68, AC, 32, 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, 95, 3E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 6A, 08, E8, B3, 3D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 56, E8, C8, 24, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 56, E8, 07, 05, 00, 00, 56, E8, A6, 08, 00, 00, 56, E8, 29, 2B, 00, 00, 56, E8, A0, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3554

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 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=630723862&locale=us_ZZ&apn_uid=1892187288&apn_ptnrs=2R&apn_sauid=1261458192&apn_dtid=get001YYPT&q=

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to apnstatic.ask.com  (23.67.242.17:80)

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