podowebbho.dll

PodoWeb

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module podowebbho.dll by PodoWeb has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘PodoWeb’. This file is typically installed with the program PodoWeb by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.
Publisher:
PodoWeb  (signed and verified)

Product:
PodoWeb

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
6c269eb5412cf56942997ab4a66284b7

SHA-1:
a2c08ebff0b9e77d9c265f42fe05f58720bcdec7

SHA-256:
ae007d8b626fc2a5c53a1bbba1abe98a92394238531052e7f5153f8bc306087e

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 1:54:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.BPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BHO
2014.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.179.120

AVG
Adware BrowseFox.F
2014.0.4040

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141018

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
19840

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.144
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PodoWeb.A
v2014.10.18.05

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfogbn
0.28.2.62671

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.BHO.K
14.10.18.15

File size:
244.2 KB (250,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) PodoWeb. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
PodoWebIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\podoweb\podowebbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PodoWeb, O=PodoWeb, L=Santa Monica, 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:
00D53DF9C14BCAA20E79F402AA9DD4F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/17/2014 8:33:18 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:UJxouBf6fEiKtkSiUFjIlBee9eAxjN+/IaISaYWS5ak:UZBf6fGtdiNeGYIdfS5a

Entry address:
0x12854

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 41, 8D, 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, 70, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 04, 78, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, FC, A4, 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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Entropy:
6.3598

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
PodoWeb

CLSID:
{980b8a8f-ea0b-4c24-a2e9-70635e2502e9}


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

PodoWeb  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
PodoWeb is an adware program that runs within the user's web browser and will modify various browser settings such as changing the search provider.
podoweb.net/support
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