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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 20 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:
271f48fd3bcc66e746034e8715434474

SHA-1:
df21787a703863f63d46d1ce6cea14a0691ee91c

SHA-256:
a06a8f1a07a3eb545e17dde1fb38a9d21021f4a5b9503a538b03684cee6ce15f

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:00:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrowseFox.aok
7.11.188.20

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3282

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141122

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-73
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20153

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.141
9.0.1.0326

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10761

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
11/22/2014

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppEnable.A
v2014.11.22.09

McAfee
BrowseFox-FRR
5600.6938

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
14.11.22.21

Sophos
Generic PUA CM
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10221

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1118
7.2.326

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)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AppEnable

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2015 7:59:59 AM

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:
11/22/2014 2:28:58 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vxBodzcf8oRY/xRyklvnXKauDTci+G3IaIoptrHx4Kp:vizcf8SY/Ly7jIwBHxRp

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:
6.3616

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}


The file appenablebho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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