acerace.dll

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 11 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.acerace.net.
Publisher:
Ace Race  (signed and verified)

Product:
ace race

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
f83f06d3178f820d5cdb0c5435248f9c

SHA-1:
5258019d47502a8797a846212687def9ad4c230b

SHA-256:
417bf35fb440260d7bc21040ae73a9b9df721a2c825790ea315837f2f9cd4f63

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 5:31:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.199.148

AVG
Adware BrowseFox.F
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1515

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20609

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1814541

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AceRace.A
v2015.01.05.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dlbdsd
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AceRace.H
15.1.5.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\acerace.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 5:29:59 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:
1/5/2015 3:10:43 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:rdhoOtou61z4NmbXRAIieGJrPf9eAxjN+EIaIBn70d1x+:rFtou694kLRAXeG7Itgd1x+

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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Entropy:
6.3570

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

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

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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