appenablebho.dll

AppEnable

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module appenablebho.dll by AppEnable has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘AppEnable’. 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.appenable.info.
Publisher:
AppEnable  (signed and verified)

Product:
AppEnable

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
31a739edcd91678a79dc0539126ec806

SHA-1:
8821b40064664bc5c15c023bce668f82bee0a49a

SHA-256:
019a91f268f7c17d88e6cad22359b7febd84033fc52327f8ddc3610c627f9f19

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:43:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.187.70

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3285

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141119

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20132

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.141
9.0.1.0323

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10748

F-Prot
W32/Yotoon.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppEnable.A
v2014.11.19.12

McAfee
BrowseFox-FRR
5600.6941

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
0.28.6.63474

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.BHO.M
14.11.19.12

Sophos
Generic PUA AF
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10228

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.51470
2.0.0.1982

File size:
244.2 KB (250,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) AppEnable. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AppEnableIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\appenable\appenablebho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/1/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AppEnable, O=AppEnable, L=San Diego, 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:
6860DA46B7B1033AEAA52297BEEE857A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 8:39:43 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:gxBodzcf8oRY/xRyklvnXKauDTci+G3IaI/ptr1xdKx:gizcf8SY/Ly7jIxB1xgx

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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Entropy:
6.3615

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
AppEnable

CLSID:
{23d4646c-263a-4e2d-a08c-6c704557973d}


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