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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 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 ‘allgenius’. 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:
2fed0ef184229ec36bc9f99c475b9c57

SHA-1:
ca1a8d7516b6fe213548a5fe40eace53d3f7a859

SHA-256:
376278b3ac37888877bd7e2e72d19d3c8028bc63e37373b93a167f84c65a9793

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:
1/13/2025 5:38:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.allgenius (M)
16.2.28.4

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:\Program Files\allgenius\allgeniusbho.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:
11/20/2014 10:33:34 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:cxBotzn5MrRY/xRyklvnnDSuDTci+G3IaIHhNkXxu:cyzn5MtY/LyijIBGXxu

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)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
allgenius

CLSID:
{963e8e8b-052d-46d7-abe6-6728f612ae99}


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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