What is Offercast321_SGT5_.exe?

Offercast321_SGT5_.exe is part of Offercast - APN Install Manager and developed by Ask.com according to the Offercast321_SGT5_.exe version information.

Offercast321_SGT5_.exe's description is "Offercast - APN Install Manager"

Offercast321_SGT5_.exe is digitally signed by Ask.com.

Offercast321_SGT5_.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\local settings\temp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Offercast321_SGT5_.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Offercast321_SGT5_.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameOffercast - APN Install Manager
Company nameAsk.com
File descriptionOffercast - APN Install Manager
Internal nameAPNInstaller.exe
Original filenameAPNInstaller.exe
Legal copyright2010: (c) Ask.com. All rights reserved.
Product version3.2.1.0
File version3.2.1.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameOffercast - APN Install Manager
Company nameAsk.com
File descriptionOffercast - APN Install Manager
Internal nameAPNInstaller.exe
Original filenameAPNInstaller.exe
Legal copyright2010: (c) Ask.com. All rights reser..
Product version3.2.1.0
File version3.2.1.0

Digital signatures [?]

Offercast321_SGT5_.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAsk.com
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number0e92120309e5e292cd4ffe132c48d3d8

VirusTotal report

5 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Offercast321_SGT5_.exe file. That's a 9% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Adware.Toolbar.282
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G
Fortinet Riskware/Ask
McAfee Artemis!F61925B84C8C
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
5 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the Offercast321_SGT5_.exe file.

Offercast321_SGT5_.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Offercast321_SGT5_.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Offercast321_SGT5_.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Offercast321_SGT5_.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Offercast321_SGT5_.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Offercast321_SGT5_.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Offercast321_SGT5_.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\local settings\temp\Offercast321_SGT5_.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Offercast321_SGT5_.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Offercast321_SGT5_.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Offercast321_SGT5_.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Offercast321_SGT5_.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Offercast321_SGT5_.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f61925b84c8cf487594446cb7dc93ff6
SHA2568570036deeccb2a0b4b56e9ca3fa1c901561e50d0b950ce1c1a6231a1ee48f6e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to offercast321_sgt5_.exe:

offercast321_sgt5_.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

offercast321_sgt5_.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Offercast - APN Install Manager has stopped working.

End Program - offercast321_sgt5_.exe. This program is not responding.

offercast321_sgt5_.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

offercast321_sgt5_.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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