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acerace.dll

Ace Race

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module acerace.dll by Ace Race has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program ace race 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.acerace.net and multiple other hosts.

File name:

acerace.dll

Publisher:

Ace Race (signed and verified)

Product:

ace race

Version:

1.0.0.6

MD5:

54a14d6fd78da0a0e2bb0c9867c9f7be

SHA-1:

9c5738272b492872470cc322221ea97764aeed14

SHA-256:

520d2f82a6310e637686407a9857942bf333a011c806fc243b98acaff37b9e8e

Scanner detections:

32 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

5/5/2024 1:22:38 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

742

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen

2015.01.24

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2

7.11.204.218

AVG

BrowseFox.F

2016.0.3220

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.15123

Bitdefender

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

1.0.20.115

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Browsefox-245

0.98/21511

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM

20821

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.476

9.0.1.023

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

8.15.01.23.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox (variant)

9.11065

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Agent

1/23/2015

F-Prot

W32/S-7bed2e86

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

11.2015-23-01_6

G Data

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.192.14734

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.2596

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AceRace.A

v2015.01.23.08

McAfee

Artemis!54A14D6FD78D

5600.6876

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

16.0.0.69

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dlbdsd

0.30.0.64812

nProtect

Adware.BrowseFox.BB

15.01.23.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

15.01.23.08

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Yontoo

15.1.23.20

Sophos

Generic PUA JM

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.BrowseFox/Variant

10097

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807

7.2.23

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.SwiftBrowse

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

32026

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.9402

2.0.0.1850

File size:

244.2 KB (250,096 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.6

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\acerace.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ace Race

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/6/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/7/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Ace Race, O=Ace Race, 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:

47DF877938071D6194F321723076892E

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/22/2015 7:43:28 PM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:zdhoOtou61z4NmbXRAIieGJrPf9eAxjN+EIaIyn70s1xk:zFtou694kLRAXeG7Iegs1xk

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, C4, 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, 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:

6.3571

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

159 KB (162,816 bytes)

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

ace race by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

Ace Race is an ad-supported program that will display third-party advertisements in the form of coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links through means including but not limited to the content of any web page accessed, plug-ins, add-ons, or the browser itself.

acerace.net/support

86% remove it

The file acerace.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015012311&bet=3

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015012316&bet=3

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