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Boost Shopping

The module boost.dll by Boost Shopping has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Boost’.
Publisher:
Jigsaw  (signed by Boost Shopping)

Product:
Jigsaw

Version:
1.0.8.0

MD5:
451bb9c42537e4eb85624235c8228d8f

SHA-1:
babce2c978db449c9d1dad7811b4fd0bcdf0ef9c

SHA-256:
56f55d6426d266d199343666b22c75f5907bb700fcef12318716a126cb56d00c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:46:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Betwikx (M)
17.1.5.10

File size:
487.2 KB (498,936 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.8.0

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Shopping

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boost Shopping, O=Boost Shopping, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
177A8BFAF4DD605A74873C1AA8D4EE7E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 6:57:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x28562

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:
6.1750

Code size:
250.5 KB (256,512 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Boost

CLSID:
{8DE6FC60-E023-4AD7-A3B7-591E1460E7F7}


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