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buttonutil.dll

Awesome Apps

This file is a support library for an advertising-based software package (potentially unwanted/adware) distributed by 50onRed used to hijack the Internet browser search provider. The module buttonutil.dll by Awesome Apps has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Awesome Apps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a89cea4c410f66d80ea780c741425c3

SHA-1:
f56cc62b01216bc893d1ddee1398658e7a50317c

SHA-256:
42843a77019ba77eccb871dc7081ac7e33282fe617570768c892c36687931c12

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 12:21:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.50OnRed (M)
17.2.20.17

File size:
232.4 KB (237,952 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\vid-saver\buttonutil.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Awesome Apps

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/29/2012 5:45:00 AM

Valid to:
8/30/2013 5:44:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Awesome Apps, O=Awesome Apps, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3D0C9CCF6A7D44B9FDA1963A424319BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/17/2012 6:20:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1AA72

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EC, 60, 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, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 90, 50, 03, 10, 57, 8B, 06, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 7B, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 48, E3, FF, FF, 8B, 4E, 0C, 8B, 46, 08, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 38, E3, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.5955

Code size:
169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

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