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allgenius

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module allgenius.dll by allgenius has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program allgenius 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.allgenius.info.
Publisher:
allgenius  (signed and verified)

Product:
allgenius

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
d5078ce89d1eda122a5309f0600817c2

SHA-1:
1622e2cb8203119f7d2ba3b067441e39ce2d0d69

SHA-256:
2579c0890c14603798800d63ce2a87f1ad6424f06d89b4eead892b670f2f28a6

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 5:39:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.G
793

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.182.130

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3271

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14124

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.G
1.0.20.1690

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-7
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
19952

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.141
9.0.1.0338

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox
8.14.12.04.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10648

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
12/4/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-0909c198
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.G
11.2014-04-12_5

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Allgenius.A
v2014.12.04.08

McAfee
BrowseFox
5600.6927

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.G
15.0.0.1014

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.250144
14.10.30.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.allgenius.J
14.12.4.8

Sophos
Generic PUA NJ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10198

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34392

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.44267
2.0.0.1973

File size:
244.3 KB (250,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) allgenius. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
allgeniusIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\xbpnevc7\allgenius.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
allgenius

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/22/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=allgenius, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=allgenius, 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:
570352A91D1B96E64EC15703FDAF2405

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 7:42:14 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:T9Botzn5MrRY/xRyklvnnDSuDTci+G3IaIDhNk9xp:TGzn5MtY/LyijIFG9xp

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, 80, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 24, 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, 0C, 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

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

allgenius  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
allgenius is an adware program that runs within the user's web browser and will modify various browser settings such as changing the search provider.
allgenius.info/support
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The file allgenius.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install-cdn.allgenius.info/bed?bet=3

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