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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 tmp9af971cdac6fc279 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:
21.22.0.8331

MD5:
94f479033422835f5db9e15aa878630f

SHA-1:
138f03b7ae7b28a3187bafa91edb1faf643402cd

SHA-256:
bc95a0284c64a36bba3fd046c4c528cfdbf6a1555a59fc842b71f6bd38aabfaa

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:
5/20/2024 9:59:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.14.4

File size:
512 KB (524,288 bytes)

Product version:
21.22.0.8331

Copyright:
© 2016 APN, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
APNMCP.exe

Installer:
APN Stub

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp9af971cdac6fc279

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/3/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/28/2018 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, O=APN LLC, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
76A1FC71CE00683A2B887A2CFA2F5D6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/9/2016 5:22:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1228A

Entry point:
E8, F8, 74, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 0C, 53, 33, DB, 3B, CB, 76, 1B, 6A, E0, 33, D2, 58, F7, F1, 3B, 45, 10, 73, 0F, E8, 30, 03, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 41, 0F, AF, 4D, 10, 56, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 5D, 08, 74, 0B, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0B, 53, 00, 00, 59, 8B, D8, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 43, 75, 00, 00, 8B, F8, 59, 59, 85, FF, 74, 14, 3B, DE, 73, 10, 2B, F3, 56, 6A, 00, 03, DF, 53, E8, D8, E5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 8B, C7, 5F, 5E, 5B, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, B8, A1, 42, 00, E8...
 
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Code size:
130.5 KB (133,632 bytes)

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