allgenius.dll

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 17 anti-malware scanners. 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:
1.0.0.4

MD5:
7a5cb4a08fb13d911b6a4a5f1b80f547

SHA-1:
dc906bbe288674dd614a77243c1e8b4bbcab2aab

SHA-256:
0ff263d8e3feded29f208d0d8d7666315126feb7e9fa23f720aa2ce3b986a56d

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 5:19:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2014.11.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.189.146

AVG
Adware BrowseFox.F
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141129

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20231

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.141
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.186.14174

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Allgenius.A
v2014.11.29.11

McAfee
BrowseFox
5600.6932

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
0.28.6.63726

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.LinkSwift.250144
14.11.28.01

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.allgenius.J
14.11.29.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
35224

File size:
244.3 KB (250,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.4

Copyright:
(c) allgenius. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\r9p0o1qt\allgenius.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
11/28/2014 3:35:46 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:MxBotzn5MrRY/xRyklvnnDSuDTci+G3IaIWh3yBx/:Myzn5MtY/LyijIaiBx/

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 seen being distributed by the following URL.

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