aceracebho.dll

Ace Race

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module aceracebho.dll by Ace Race has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘ace race 1.0.0.7’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Buzzdock by Alactro LLC and ace race by Yontoo Technology, Inc., both potentially unwanted software. 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:
Ace Race  (signed and verified)

Product:
ace race

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
fd879ff7903d9a914f1b2bbb0d899952

SHA-1:
ba49e2a4d773e1069357e95c8abbc3a42db5292d

SHA-256:
13e14dbb33f36b8ac9b6972ee54d9110820fa509fa3ae128ffae43822ffff4f1

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 8:46:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
737

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2015.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.205.178

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3215

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15129

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
1.0.20.145

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7675
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20688

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.476
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
8.15.01.29.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.O potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
1/29/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-7bed2e86
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
11.2015-29-01_5

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.191.14617

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2568

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AceRace.A
v2015.01.29.08

McAfee
Artemis!CD96DF17AA75
5600.6871

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
16.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SwiftBrowse.dlbdsd
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Adware.BrowseFox.AP
11.20150130

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BB
15.01.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.01.29.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.Yontoo
15.1.29.8

Sophos
BrowseSmart
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10086

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807
7.2.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
32026

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9402
2.0.0.1850

File size:
262.7 KB (269,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) ace race. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ace race\aceracebho.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=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:
1/28/2015 9:32:48 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:w/i6Uh9JriXzSVBQbHHqeRB+Vrm63Av+xkAZZKTDhLdacEM:w/i6UZ+jSVGnqeauJ+ZoJZX

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, A8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 0C, 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)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
ace race 1.0.0.7

CLSID:
{68182220-3c75-49d9-a9c4-4093d3986279}


The file aceracebho.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
Buzzdock  by Alactro LLC
This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.
www.buzzdock.com/faq-support
79% remove it
 
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The file aceracebho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015012904&bet=3

http://install-cdn.acerace.net/bed?r=2015012909&bet=3

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