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privdog_ie_setup.exe

PrivDog

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The application privdog_ie_setup.exe by Adtrustmedia has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
AdTrustMedia  (signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC)

Product:
PrivDog

Description:
PrivDog Setup

Version:
3.0.97.0

MD5:
b4e2d61d1d28b1e29d9d7590c9489a04

SHA-1:
0170805c0180b7db52be416e805919fdc6d4b97f

SHA-256:
25fd4fd08cb4cbd5baa6c03854fcae34be527c1d338d8d9f8ca105235b81766f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays advertising 'Trusted Advertisements' in the user's web browser in pages that normally would not show ads. Ads from AdTrustMedia are indicated by "AT-M Ad" displayed on the bottom right of the advertisement.

Analysis date:
4/19/2025 6:55:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.12.11.16

File size:
17.8 MB (18,664,064 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.97.0

Copyright:
Copyright © AdTrustMedia 2012-2014. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
PrivDogSetup

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\adtrustmedia\privdog\privdog_ie_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/21/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/22/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Adtrustmedia, LLC", O="Adtrustmedia, LLC", STREET="41 Watchung Plaza \#330", L=Montclair, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07042, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
131790B1A4D73A5143B0A32A894B1AEC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2015 6:13:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x5C15

Entry point:
E8, FC, 21, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, C0, 3E, 59, 01, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 24, 19, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 90, 5D, 40, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, A4...
 
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Code size:
41 KB (41,984 bytes)

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