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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 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:
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:
24cb20a0c209aa1f4139d14d3d4e8993

SHA-1:
c407454e2f3824949289ff8f7fa1e77e786ddb31

SHA-256:
b45f1e1f1edbcead25e8252ab88e898c347e325c9bf432422935df2aa0bff9a6

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:
11/23/2024 8:07:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Betwikx.BoostSho (M)
16.6.25.8

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)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Shopping

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/12/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2016 7:59:59 PM

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 12:30:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nCcwRKAyYUBe6KmzGKFsI1fjDohS/sLPC:jwRpUBe6KmzGKFRDx0LK

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:
6.1627

Code size:
246 KB (251,904 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Boost

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


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