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passport.dll

Findwide Toolbar

Findwide

This is a component of the Tightrope WebInstall, a setup program that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The module passport.dll by Findwide has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Search.us.com by Freshy and FindWide.com by FindWide, both potentially unwanted software.

File name:

passport.dll

Publisher:

Findwide (signed and verified)

Product:

Findwide Toolbar

Version:

2.0.0.1024

MD5:

786be3166dbaa45b1bd6cb9ab41d63fa

SHA-1:

a28c5c0d61be408d406e5179c27f3a47520931d6

SHA-256:

efa5f091505e6c135cc8a9b7de4bd89ba9e8361d0ecacd760bcc6771acf2a11a

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:

12/28/2024 12:20:16 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Tightrope.Findwide.Toolbar (M)

16.1.6.10

File size:

11.4 KB (11,704 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.0.1024

Original file name:

FreshyToolbar.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1378\passport.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Findwide

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/1/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/3/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Findwide, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Findwide, L=San Francisco, S=California, 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:

4DA4730894ED337B96666A0979D619C2

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2012 9:47:47 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:0mfxpnQ+lAxNb3r9WIDe+PcrEx+vIr9ZCspE+TMQr4PkND:RZF0t7xDP9EeMLsND

Entry address:

0x108E

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 48, 75, 08, 8B, 45, 08, A3, 18, 30, 00, 10, 33, C0, 40, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 1C, 8B, 4D, 0C, 8B, 45, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, DB, 8D, 7D, E4, 89, 5D, F4, 89, 5D, FC, 89, 4D, F8, 2B, F9, 33, D2, 33, F6, 66, 83, 38, 30, 72, 1D, 0F, B7, 08, 66, 83, F9, 39, 77, 14, 6B, D2, 0A, 0F, B7, C9, 46, 8D, 54, 0A, D0, 0F, B7, 0C, 70, 83, F9, 30, 73, E6, 8B, 4D, F8, 89, 14, 0F, 85, F6, 74, 65, 8B, 09, 3B, CA, 7E, 08, 83, 7D, F4, 00, 74, 59, 3B, CA, 7D, 07, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 83... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4335

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

1024 Bytes (1,024 bytes)

The file passport.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

FindWide.com by FindWide

FindWide is a potentially unwanted application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension.

search.findwide.com

67% remove it

Search.us.com by Freshy

The Search.US Toolbar (My.Search.Us) is a Freshy powered toolbar for Intenet Explorer and Firefox.

search.us.com

85% remove it

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