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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. This file is typically installed with the program Search.us.com by Freshy which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

passport.dll

Publisher:

Findwide (signed and verified)

Product:

Findwide Toolbar

Version:

2.0.0.1024

MD5:

7a61e8b994b5728363d511605c33cddb

SHA-1:

dea1265a1accf2c1b0fc0d556e9a2e427b39ed74

SHA-256:

dc962fdae71f0170b296211a08fa2daa0bb8a55f1425cc04ac19dee96afa6188

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 12:24:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Tightrope.Findwide.Toolbar (M)

15.11.28.11

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\2.0.0.1373\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:

12/12/2012 8:20:01 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:Hmfxp4Q+MA2Nb4r9WIDe+PcrEx+vIr9ZCspE+TMQrI0y:GZ8+tSxDP9EeMz

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:

6.4316

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

1024 Bytes (1,024 bytes)

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

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

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