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Ask Toolbar

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 setup.exe, “Wrapper Application” by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from ac.wl.facdn.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Ask  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Ask Toolbar

Description:
Wrapper Application

Version:
1.15.1.0

MD5:
1cde4125121baace6e7bfc27f20e995b

SHA-1:
ec0acdd23a705d69502eb992be7147451a78c2e0

SHA-256:
85deefc0aa0409241d93b251f906cb07d9a83e1077f731441c17698e8d55a1ea

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 11:26:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14120

Boost by Reason
Optional.Ask.F
188838

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9178

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ask.F
14.8.8.2

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
3.8 MB (3,943,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.15.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 Ask.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ask.com, 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:
0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2012 3:44:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:g6p2efjDYKEgZ1kRpw5nqTjpQQ0LGWDA/E1zME5cG:gunfjCi2w5qTjyQWlT1x5cG

Entry address:
0x1E301

Entry point:
E8, 5C, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, D4, 89, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 28, B3, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 84, E4, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.7051  (probably packed)

Code size:
209 KB (214,016 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ac.wl.facdn.com/offers/.../att.exe

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/.../askToolbarInstaller-1.15.1.0.exe

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