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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 23 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:
0158437b15b1d88d82aa1639cb1c9862

SHA-1:
a30921fb4bd0d040b7c688e6307b6ce1933f79ff

SHA-256:
b998263442e22023000209ccd364d3df6e95048ec8539cfcba75600f4b691c5c

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 5:21:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.G
824

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.181.246

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3302

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14112

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.G
1.0.20.1530

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
19930

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.141
9.0.1.0306

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox
8.14.11.02.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10636

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
11/2/2014

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.G
11.2014-02-11_1

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox
14.11.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Allgenius.A
v2014.11.02.06

McAfee
BrowseFox
5600.6958

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.G
15.0.0.918

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.250144
14.10.28.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.allgenius.J
14.11.2.18

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10261

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34332

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.44267
2.0.0.1972

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\cabr8s6z\allgenius.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
allgenius

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/22/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 1:59:59 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:
10/28/2014 2:13:37 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:K9Botzn5MrRY/xRyklvnnDSuDTci+G3IaIjhNkvx0:KGzn5MtY/LyijIlGvx0

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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