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Boost Shopping

The module boost.dll, “Boost is an application designed to help you compare products and prices while you shop online.” by Boost Shopping has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Boost’.
Publisher:
Boost  (signed by Boost Shopping)

Product:
Boost

Description:
Boost is an application designed to help you compare products and prices while you shop online.

Version:
3.0.1.6

MD5:
b7c59fe17a8fdcfc31e1207248de9b81

SHA-1:
b0f28e2fb045302b536007b907b47c43893d617d

SHA-256:
ffc038787ff13f95e7ab8c4635407ab5194e164306547d17ba46fae6c2e481a3

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:57:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2950

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.920
9.0.1.0294

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Boost.A
v2015.10.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Betwikx.BoostShopping (M)
15.10.21.11

File size:
482.4 KB (494,000 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.1.6

Copyright:
(C) 2014 Boost Shopping. All right reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\boost\boost.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Shopping

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/13/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Boost Shopping, O=Boost Shopping, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
56BE18B038839D1B74FAC83C3F051C21

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2015 10:41:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BCcwRKAyYUBe6KmzGKFsI1fjDohS/s6PY:VwRpUBe6KmzGKFRDx06g

Entry address:
0x26FE2

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, B3, D3, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74...
 
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Entropy:
6.1628

Code size:
246 KB (251,904 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Boost

CLSID:
{2299856A-6506-42E3-A34F-CD35A47C1B19}


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