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askBar.dll

Ask.com 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 module askBar.dll by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘AskBar BHO’.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ask.com Toolbar

Version:
4.1.0.2

MD5:
94b8546ed3ebbd773d423d87bc04f1ac

SHA-1:
f58785d6c781633d02096d1d7b073c759616042e

SHA-256:
71a49a345a2c822054ed57c0ee8cb5539e4a5cb8903f9af11e1877353247cb43

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 9:22:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc17.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

McAfee
ASKToolbar.dll
5600.7256

Norman
W32/AskBar.D
11.20140808

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.Ask.G
14.8.8.2

File size:
273.4 KB (279,944 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2008 Ask.com

Original file name:
askBar.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\Program Files\askbardis\bar\bin\askbar.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2008 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2011 3:59:59 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
286F8A30E2EAC6965B936F826A05305D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/2/2008 1:34:04 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:EpwzvF6XYbY6A/n+z6gbxJcLJNQVSE6uomWNJ320HIDdx:ZzvFoo6gPcXQVSEav2kGx

Entry address:
0xD942

Entry point:
FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, E8, 8B, 63, FF, FF, C2, 0C, 00, FF, 15, 2C, 71, 02, 10, 33, C0, C3, A1, A8, CE, 02, 10, 56, 85, C0, 75, 13, FF, 74, 24, 08, 50, FF, 35, 48, CE, 02, 10, FF, 15, 00, 72, 02, 10, 5E, C3, 8B, 0D, AC, CE, 02, 10, 8B, 15, A4, CE, 02, 10, FF, 05, AC, CE, 02, 10, 23, D1, 8B, 34, 90, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 83, C0, 08, 50, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 15, 00, 72, 02, 10, 85, C0, 74, 07, 89, 30, 83, C0, 08, 5E, C3, 33, C0, 5E, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 33, C9, 3B, C1, 75, 0B, FF, 74, 24, 08, E8...
 
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Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
AskBar BHO

CLSID:
{201f27d4-3704-41d6-89c1-aa35e39143ed}


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