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dr. pc-buttonutil.dll

Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The module dr. pc-buttonutil.dll by Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The ButtonUtil module (32-bit version) uses the Crossrider web extension monetization toolkit and will perform a number of helper integration activities on the user's web browser's as well as the Window's Shell in order to install the addon. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2208696605de58a693afd69276a7ebf9

SHA-1:
eea5ef8612db3d38505e20d33fe22e2cebbaf793

SHA-256:
3e09847d5670c0ddbdfb6b84e1c7529f4b7428ce5cd3595b80fe910f755bbede

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 1:41:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.1.6.2

File size:
344 KB (352,216 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\dr. pc\dr. pc-buttonutil.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2E8AFF90B80D6850112E322E12C15E12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 10:44:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x1E7B3

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 51, 98, 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, 20, 3A, 04, 10, E8, CE, 36, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 08, B1, 04, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 20, CE, 03, 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
217 KB (222,208 bytes)

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