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AdvanceElite

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module advanceelitebho.dll by AdvanceElite has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘AdvanceElite’. 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:
2c3c736e300a01793f0717d886b02871

SHA-1:
ee58cdcee6a113137b35231365c3c4bd214610e6

SHA-256:
a6461856e47a671fe9d455ccc185cf38c9f7abd9bda971079ae00f9b9e67fcce

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 2:06:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
832

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.181.56

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3310

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141026

Bitdefender
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
1.0.20.1495

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
19904

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.167
9.0.1.0299

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.AdvanceElite
8.14.10.26.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10620

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
10/26/2014

F-Secure
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
11.2014-26-10_1

G Data
Adware.AdvanceElite
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AdvanceElite.A
v2014.10.26.05

McAfee
BrowseFox
5600.6966

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
15.0.0.897

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfohwl
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Adware.AdvanceElite.A
14.10.24.01

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.BHO.P
14.10.26.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17817AD1!394361553
23.00.65.141024

Sophos
Generic PUA BA
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
34248

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.48226
2.0.0.1967

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)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advanceelite\advanceelitebho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AdvanceElite

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2015 8:59:59 AM

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

Registration
CLSID:
{3b2cb4c8-72ab-4b25-8fa1-219b36a60bed}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/26/2014 4:52:45 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:CT6oqa7ZcJ83Z2qJC0SzN+3aT4id15+s+xIaIIENJtLSEO:C6a7Zce3BCR9wxI/btLSR

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:
6.3538

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
AdvanceElite

CLSID:
{3b2cb4c8-72ab-4b25-8fa1-219b36a60bed}


The file advanceelitebho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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