advanceelite.dll

AdvanceElite

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module advanceelite.dll by AdvanceElite has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program AdvanceElite 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.advanceelite.com.
Publisher:
AdvanceElite  (signed and verified)

Product:
AdvanceElite

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
b8008ef81a48f577d813e2aeca82dc3f

SHA-1:
52cb976f01624968556fe9011f692ca20268e420

SHA-256:
c7397fcc8c4f3deca191933e01bee72d255e39559558513b7cc42ae38a4439a3

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:23:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
838

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.179.140

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-19674
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
19846

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.167
9.0.1.0292

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.AdvanceElite
8.14.10.19.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10585

F-Secure
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Adware.AdvanceElite
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AdvanceElite.A
v2014.10.19.08

McAfee
BrowseFox
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfohwl
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
14.10.19.01

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdvanceElite.M
14.10.19.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34064

File size:
244.7 KB (250,608 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) AdvanceElite. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AdvanceEliteIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\5820iynk\advanceelite.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/1/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AdvanceElite, O=AdvanceElite, L=San Diego, 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:
4E2E56B75E7E0844E10D5BE52CDF0E39

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/18/2014 3:28:20 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:MT6oqa7ZcJ83Z2qJC0SzN+3aT4id15+s+xIaIdENJ3Li1:M6a7Zce3BCR9wxIab3Li1

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, 90, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 44, 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, 1C, A5, 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:
6.3539

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

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

AdvanceElite  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
This is an adware program.
advanceelite.com/support
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The file advanceelite.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install-cdn.advanceelite.com/bed?bet=3

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