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allgeniusbho.dll

allgenius

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module allgeniusbho.dll by allgenius has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘allgenius’. 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.

File name:

allgeniusbho.dll

Publisher:

allgenius (signed and verified)

Product:

allgenius

Version:

1.0.0.3

MD5:

c9a0d0830fe0587b905d4cc9c7aeb150

SHA-1:

70d737f8b31c8bcb0e978ee425dff0b81e0b9320

SHA-256:

a1e8340870847cc6ad151c636d87cba7e2418a7d6f4819e44334431f6726859c

Scanner detections:

37 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

1/13/2025 5:50:34 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4

874

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/BrowseFox.Gen2

7.11.171.112

avast!

Win32:BrowseFox-AW [PUP]

2014.9-140913

AVG

BrowseFox.F

2015.0.3352

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.Agent

4.0.3.14913

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4

1.0.20.1280

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK

19469

Dr.Web

Trojan.BPlug.17

9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent

8.14.09.13.05

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

8.10390

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Agent

9/13/2014

F-Prot

W32/BadBHO.AW.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4

11.2014-13-09_7

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of neurowisebho.dll (Adware)

2014.11.10.3

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13319

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3256

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Allgenius.A

v2014.09.13.05

McAfee

Artemis!C9A0D0830FE0

5600.7008

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4

15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Agent.crkvek

0.28.2.61942

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249632.B

14.09.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

14.09.13.05

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo.BHO.M

14.9.13.17

Sophos

Generic PUA HA

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.BrowseFox/Variant

10362

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00I314

7.2.256

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Agent

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

32960

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.9068

2.0.0.1916

File size:

243.8 KB (249,632 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.3

Original file name:

allgeniusIEClient.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\allgenius\allgeniusbho.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

allgenius

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:

5/19/2014 11:55:34 AM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:s3zAFVxVbC/hm4w9uRil2D/ID9HedRpjP+L1IaIus/yBeQayg:s3zeK92ukDUdHLU1InNbyg

Entry address:

0x12844

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, 30, 2D, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 24, 68, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 8C, A1, 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:

6.3663

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO

Display name:

allgenius

CLSID:

{b69e6465-8844-4d10-8a6f-22d056e4c2bf}

The file allgeniusbho.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

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

80% 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 allgeniusbho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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