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Ask.com

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 file tmp0000001d899042920cc5780c by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f46fedf5681c891c89f44e00305f6c32

SHA-1:
d93f84aeae2b6a3f07b7b1f2835af338b699e89d

SHA-256:
a6e053958244db9dc008489cbb5cc18fc130606254bebbdbfe7c3a32e344c1ab

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:
12/24/2024 12:30:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.10.20.17

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp0000001d899042920cc5780c

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
GeoTrust Inc

Valid from:
7/14/2006 4:51:35 AM

Valid to:
7/14/2008 4:51:35 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=GeoTrust Code Signing, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA I, O=GeoTrust Inc, OU=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA, C=US

Serial number:
00A14100010020D9D7891D7DD5115F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2007 1:32:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:rzwRyy3OlXyzdxh6wy/UJ0A+Lv/fjwoGn02rlh4jL3aFt:owybh6FUJMcoGqe

Entry address:
0x2FAE

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, B8, 73, 40, 00, 68, E0, 44, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 6C, 70, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, FC, 85, 40, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, F8, 85, 40, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, F4, 85, 40, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, F0, 85, 40, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, 8C, 14, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, CC, 12, 00, 00, FF, 15, 68, 70, 40, 00, A3, 18, 8B, 40, 00, E8...
 
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Entropy:
0.7132

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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