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ToolbarPS.dll

Toolbar PS

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 module ToolbarPS.dll 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.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Toolbar PS

Version:
21.10.1.2128

MD5:
d6e513495cac47e503b977baafd3b90e

SHA-1:
44eb9059b354c6cfbe3c616613b625f28c41fff4

SHA-256:
5f662b9fdafdde5bc5862fe4d27f54d897ba8d9c2093ad1f5cef754c95f01ec9

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 12:13:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.15.11

File size:
45.4 KB (46,488 bytes)

Product version:
21.10.1.2128

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

Original file name:
ToolbarPS.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\toolbarps.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 6:00:00 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:
2F4E343161BC7EB67514D3DCEC434EA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 2:11:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1416

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 13, 13, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 5C, 70, 00, 10, C3, FF, 15, 60, 70, 00, 10, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, FF, 35, 9C, A1, 00, 10, FF, 15, 64, 70, 00, 10, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 1B, FF, 35, EC, AC, 00, 10, FF, 15, 54, 70, 00, 10, 8B, F0, 56, FF, 35, 9C, A1, 00, 10, FF, 15, 68, 70, 00, 10, 8B, C6, 5E, C3, A1, 98, A1, 00, 10, 83, F8, FF, 74, 16, 50, FF, 35, F4, AC, 00, 10, FF, 15, 54, 70, 00, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.1147

Code size:
18.5 KB (18,944 bytes)

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