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advanceelitebho.dll

TasticSurf

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module advanceelitebho.dll by TasticSurf has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘AdvanceElite 1.0.0.4’.
Publisher:
AdvanceElite  (signed by TasticSurf)

Product:
AdvanceElite

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
f5762cd1c88c76c3d60a4f5cff3c17ff

SHA-1:
b5f1d6306e3e075fc5e1b6a33c3e2a75e68545dd

SHA-256:
0de25eb375d4e88e95688af2eb856b56844c5f270fa721e81bd8a5b14618f235

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:31:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.TasticSu (M)
16.4.7.19

File size:
244.7 KB (250,608 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) AdvanceElite. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AdvanceEliteIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advanceelite\advanceelitebho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TasticSurf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2016 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TasticSurf, O=TasticSurf, L=San Diego, 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:
6D2C37BF960997763055AC9274C52D6C

Registration
CLSID:
{3b2cb4c8-72ab-4b25-8fa1-219b36a60bed}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2014 8:45:12 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:An6oqa7ZcJ83Z2qJC0SzN+3aT4id15+s+xIaITENJOL4I:AOa7Zce3BCR9wxIAbOL4I

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, 90, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 44, 78, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 1C, A5, 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:
6.3541

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
AdvanceElite 1.0.0.4

CLSID:
{3b2cb4c8-72ab-4b25-8fa1-219b36a60bed}


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