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 30 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:
673f48a4ed7ff74ed1479257af9ccba9

SHA-1:
e886af26f4e9d309eee4d143053bd784ad2e64c4

SHA-256:
bb8fd228b09306a2b2b5bff0f51d284c2b180683b5257a8cda4f8a89cd700aea

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:42:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.CL
658

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.218.20

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3136

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15417

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.CL
1.0.20.535

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.0107

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.CL
8.15.04.17.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11490

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
4/17/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.CL
11.2015-17-04_6

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.CL
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.19.7

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15630

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BetweenLines.A
v2015.04.17.05

McAfee
Artemis!673F48A4ED7F
5600.6792

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.16.1110

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.CL
15.04.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.04.17.05

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

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Yontoo.BetweenLines
15.4.17.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B
23.00.65.15415

Sophos
Browse Fox
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OD815
7.2.107

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OD815
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39424

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:
2/22/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2016 6:59:59 PM

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/23/2015 10:16:48 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:2tC20MfEbUppVqU+kB3hh+4cF63wY+GM9ZKTOK7swcEu:2tC20dGpVek3ndu9Z8ovB

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:
6.0741

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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