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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 17 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 and multiple other hosts.

File name:

acerace.dll

Publisher:

Ace Race (signed and verified)

Product:

ace race

Version:

1.0.0.6

MD5:

9630e45b3b2ba7a356b8901a19459245

SHA-1:

e073d6ab252fea1901d16dde52269885e7154a79

SHA-256:

717b701372aa53499c973135ed90dc0ab6742ee76d54ac75392de5854d50b9bd

Scanner detections:

17 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

1/14/2025 3:35:13 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

754

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2

7.11.200.132

AVG

BrowseFox.F

2016.0.3232

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.15111

Bitdefender

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

1.0.20.55

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM

20663

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

8.15.01.11.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

9.10994

F-Prot

W32/S-7bed2e86

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

11.2015-11-01_1

G Data

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.190.14602

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AceRace.A

v2015.01.11.12

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

16.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dlbdsd

0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics

PUP.AceRace.H

15.1.11.12

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.SwiftBrowse

3.12.26.3

File size:

244.2 KB (250,096 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.6

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:

Ace Race

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/6/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/7/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:

1/10/2015 9:53:11 AM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:bdhoOtou61z4NmbXRAIieGJrPf9eAxjN+EIaIWn70L1x1Ha:bFtou694kLRAXeG7IigL1xM

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.3572

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

86% remove it

Buzzdock by Alactro LLC

This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.

www.buzzdock.com/faq-support

79% remove it

The file acerace.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015011108&bet=3

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015011113&bet=3

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015011103&bet=3

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