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Startpage24_helper.dll

Startpage24 Startpage

Link64 GmbH

The module Startpage24_helper.dll by Link64 GmbH 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 file is typically installed with the program Startpage24 by Link64 which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

Publisher:

Link64 GmbH (signed and verified)

Product:

Startpage24 Startpage

Description:

Helper DLL

Version:

2.0.0.839

MD5:

baf99a522dec4e52fd3780e59e9dbcce

SHA-1:

5745e7aa8b0336784d1bdd0ca624bdb03ecd0f5d

SHA-256:

9812cd94eb5ef5fa569f6acf9d032b41911cea38275e791b86d8ba7894c1615a

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

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:

4/18/2025 7:54:07 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP (M)

16.12.2.6

File size:

257.1 KB (263,320 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.0.839

Original file name:

Startpage24_helper.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\startpage24\plugin\version_839\startpage24_helper.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Link64 GmbH

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

2/14/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/13/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Link64 GmbH, OU=Secure Application Development, O=Link64 GmbH, L=Karlsruhe, S=BW, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

15F5E6DF4214F9A5312FC2CB4F217D16

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/3/2012 4:47:31 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:sLFTT2eCpOMnGNQlYoiyhFZISlJIFM76THgguGavAWmbdT9kwr73WrO+tl9b9XTV:sLFTTawMnYQlziyCS4Sgzlctl9b9

Entry address:

0x13406

Entry point:

83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 52, 7D, 00, 00, FF, 74, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, E8, ED, FE, FF, FF, 59, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, B8, 9E, 02, 10, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 85, C0, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, CC, 80, 02, 10, C9, C2, 08, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
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Code size:

156 KB (159,744 bytes)

The file Startpage24_helper.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Startpage24 by Link64

This adware program that plugs into the user's web browser will hijack the home and search pages.

www.startpage24.com/webpage/en

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