betweenlinesbho.dll

Between Lines

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module betweenlinesbho.dll by Between Lines has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Between Lines 1.0.0.7’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Between Lines by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software. 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.
Publisher:
Between Lines  (signed and verified)

Product:
Between Lines

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
a4743740eebf779fefd7a4f9e293b8ad

SHA-1:
cc128e17c434066258204f7c606dac2c7cf85b17

SHA-256:
f6a22d2e577f83b9bcefe7e234690ab8373a13385783e9adc0cee76a48ba509c

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:27:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.216.120

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3164

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15312

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1016
9.0.1.071

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11308

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
3/20/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-9c4b2ea6
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.201.15291

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BetweenLines.A
v2015.03.20.06

McAfee
Artemis!695686A76A25
5600.6820

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.0.296

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.Yontoo
15.3.20.18

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0317
7.2.79

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38514

File size:
262.7 KB (269,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) Between Lines. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\between lines\betweenlinesbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Between Lines, O=Between Lines, 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:
0BAD3D665CB44E6E0042FF4A69E2ACFE

Registration
CLSID:
{ed66005b-3c60-469c-a11b-211b53e83d9e}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2015 6:26:29 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:PtC20MfEbUppVqU+kB3hh+4cF63wY+GM9ZKTVK7sLcEqC:PtC20dGpVek3ndu9Zxo4zC

Entry address:
0xF515

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 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, D8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 6C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 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:
6.0737

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Between Lines 1.0.0.7

CLSID:
{ed66005b-3c60-469c-a11b-211b53e83d9e}


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

Between Lines  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
From Yontoo's License Agreement: "The Software is supported by several forms of advertising, which will be displayed as you use your browsers, including, without limitation, banner and video ads, in-text ads and links, web browsing-related ads, interstitial, transitional, search, and full page ads.
betweenlinesnow.com/support
85% 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
 
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The file betweenlinesbho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://install-cdn.betweenlinesnow.com/bed?r=2015031222&bet=3

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