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passport.dll

FindWide

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which 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. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This file is typically installed with the program Findwide Toolbar by FindWide which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

passport.dll

Publisher:

FindWide (signed and verified)

Product:

Findwide

Version:

2.0.0.1024

MD5:

bfd424a3be8047fe2c8ed0b4de89dcb9

SHA-1:

a31349988da065baaceb80554859fbfa44b7191e

SHA-256:

37d12703302d6950af54b6a2a7d86bdd3727feb695a65cae1574bb44603bfb65

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.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/5/2024 7:12:11 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Tightrope.FindWide.Bundler (M)

15.12.19.19

File size:

11.3 KB (11,520 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.0.1024

Original file name:

.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Bundler/Installer:

Tightrope WebInstall

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.2029\passport.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

FindWide

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/19/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/3/2016 8:59:59 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:

77A7F86399C7BD73854873DA281178E9

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2015 5:36:53 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:1uu1QEAPBGpnYe+PjPErxa+vLI4Idkr9ZCspE+TMQrNi/:l8BanYPLgO4IzeMl/

Entry address:

0x1085

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, FF, 4D, 0C, 75, 08, 8B, 45, 08, A3, 00, 30, 00, 10, 33, C0, 40, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 30, 53, 33, C0, 89, 55, F4, 56, 57, 8B, F0, 89, 45, F0, 8B, F8, 89, 4D, E0, 8D, 45, D0, 89, 4D, F8, 2B, C2, C7, 45, EC, 30, 00, 00, 00, 8B, DA, 89, 45, E4, 33, C0, 8B, C8, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 45, F8, 0F, B7, 00, 66, 3B, 45, EC, 89, 45, E8, 8B, 45, F0, 72, 2E, 8B, 45, E8, 8B, 55, F8, 0F, B7, C0, 66, 83, F8, 39, 77, 1C, 6B, C9, 0A, 0F, B7, C0, 83, C0, D0, 03, C8, 8B, 45, FC, 40, 89, 45, FC, 0F, B7, 04... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

1024 Bytes (1,024 bytes)

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

Findwide Toolbar by FindWide

This is a potentially unwanted web browser toolbar that delivers ads to the user's web browser including coupons, deals, or special offers from select merchants and stores.

search.findwide.com

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