plainsavingsbho.dll

Plain Savings

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module plainsavingsbho.dll by Plain Savings has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.plainsavingscenter.com.
Publisher:
Plain Savings  (signed and verified)

Product:
Plain Savings

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
609bf71ade4c31fafb6bd4850a9ecd2b

SHA-1:
0bbf2636cd38585086d9582c2b215aa00848c56b

SHA-256:
630c73d55689ebe01ce97e7ca71dc7e3f81757b1b5f3155951068ae5a81ff534

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:32:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
376

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.05.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
8.3.1.6

AVG
BrowseFox
2017.0.2854

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.16125

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
1.0.20.125

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-51126
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AKP
23072

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1806
9.0.1.025

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
8.16.01.25.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)
10.11637

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
1/25/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-9c4b2ea6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey
11.2016-25-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.15934

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlainSavings.A
v2016.01.25.03

McAfee
Artemis!18A1D1CBE4DE
5600.6510

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.11547
17.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlainSavings
16.01.25.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.PlainSavings (M)
16.1.25.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B
23.00.65.16123

Sophos
Generic PUA DH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0EE715
7.2.25

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0EE715
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40286

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.7572
2.0.0.2368

File size:
262.7 KB (269,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) Plain Savings. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plain savings\plainsavingsbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plain Savings, O=Plain Savings, L=San Diego, 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:
3278FBA8062F9F07CFB8AF40EED9D7B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/29/2015 6:05:43 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:OgCm0/fEbUppVqU+kB3hh+48F63wY+oM9ZKTuKlxccIn:OgCm00GpVek3/d09ZQXjM

Entry address:
0xF515

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 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, D8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 6C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 02, 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:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file plainsavingsbho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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