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Ace Race

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module acerace.dll by Ace Race has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program ace race by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.acerace.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Ace Race  (signed and verified)

Product:
ace race

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
22a1b136e7d3df114b441997ea37f7c3

SHA-1:
2f24b5fea39e5c80c2833bed26680f4df5dbfede

SHA-256:
c6be3795f318df99530a35b8a4af59bbc3ddec06c87de90e5a60daedea18bcc1

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 5:34:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
744

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2015.01.20

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.202.226

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2016.0.3222

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15122

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
1.0.20.110

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7675
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20770

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.476
9.0.1.022

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
8.15.01.22.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
9.11038

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
1/22/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-7bed2e86
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
11.2015-22-01_5

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.191.14689

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2603

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AceRace.A
v2015.01.22.08

McAfee
Artemis!22A1B136E7D3
5600.6878

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
16.0.0.66

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dlbdsd
0.30.0.64448

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
15.01.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.01.22.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.1.22.8

Sophos
Generic PUA CP
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10100

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807
7.2.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
32026

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9402
2.0.0.1850

File size:
244.2 KB (250,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

Copyright:
(c) ace race. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\pzw1ured\acerace.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ace Race

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ace Race, O=Ace Race, L=Santa Monica, 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:
47DF877938071D6194F321723076892E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/19/2015 1:32:15 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:2dhoOtou61z4NmbXRAIieGJrPf9eAxjN+EIaIln7021xd:2Ftou694kLRAXeG7IBg21xd

Entry address:
0x12854

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 41, 8D, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 70, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, C4, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, FC, A4, 02, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file acerace.dll has been discovered within the following program.

ace race  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
Ace Race is an ad-supported program that will display third-party advertisements in the form of coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links through means including but not limited to the content of any web page accessed, plug-ins, add-ons, or the browser itself.
acerace.net/support
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The file acerace.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015011911&bet=3

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015011916&bet=3

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