tmp00000002bff6d5320249ad09

APN Updater

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 file tmp00000002bff6d5320249ad09 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:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
APN Updater

Version:
21.12.1.2516

MD5:
525b49572f96b3e09360e6aa6d1d795d

SHA-1:
3e06c2fc5839199859f3e73a9ba67c5ec0881761

SHA-256:
150e027a89d9dd8a4fb2ff443ede8cb0723616a15450d66d6d7a42fe1e0a53e9

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 11:38:13 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.11.1

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Product version:
21.12.1.2516

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

Original file name:
APNMCP.exe

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp00000002bff6d5320249ad09

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2015 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2018 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, 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:
74BAC30967391B08242D79F7F79449E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/21/2015 2:21:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0xFDAC

Entry point:
E8, E5, 6F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 18...
 
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Entropy:
7.1563

Code size:
117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)

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