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betterbrowsebho.dll

BetterBrowse

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module betterbrowsebho.dll by BetterBrowse has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘BetterBrowse’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including BetterBrowse by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, 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.

File name:

betterbrowsebho.dll

Publisher:

BetterBrowse (signed and verified)

Product:

BetterBrowse

Version:

1.0.0.6

MD5:

c2cb00446936f1071cb7810e5abb0a89

SHA-1:

57fa0e129340eb0c52e0b93143e3aba1f14f8583

SHA-256:

78b1092afc08923ee6ea3649258c3e7ace541113a5658d7d96d1c231774dec83

Scanner detections:

36 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

4/27/2024 3:25:15 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.BrowseFox.AT

356

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen

2015.04.06

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2

8.3.1.6

avast!

Win32:BrowseFox-HX [PUP]

2014.9-160214

AVG

Betbro

2017.0.2834

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.16214

Bitdefender

Adware.BrowseFox.AT

1.0.20.225

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-938

0.98/19882

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

22314

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.1734

9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.BrowseFox.AT

8.16.02.14.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)

10.11429

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/BrowseFox

2/14/2016

F-Prot

W32/S-9c4b2ea6

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.BrowseFox.AT

11.2016-14-02_1

G Data

Adware.BrowseFox.AT

16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.BrowseFox

t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.202.15489

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BetterBrowse.A

v2016.02.14.02

McAfee

Artemis!132DA24646FD

5600.6490

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.BrowseFox.AT

17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo

0.30.8.659

nProtect

Adware.BrowseFox.AT

15.04.03.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

16.02.14.02

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD5

2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Yontoo.BetterBrowse (M)

16.2.14.2

Rising Antivirus

PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B

23.00.65.16212

Sophos

Generic PUA BM

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R08NC0OBL15

7.2.45

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R08NC0OBL15

10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.MSIL.Agent

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Yontoo

39090

Zillya! Antivirus

Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.55966

2.0.0.2026

File size:

244.8 KB (250,664 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.6

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\betterbrowse\betterbrowsebho.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

BetterBrowse

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

9/27/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

9/28/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=BetterBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=BetterBrowse, 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:

12F4B87646B8BAF069AA302DE756FE85

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/21/2014 2:41:35 PM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:wXJoq7LX6GxfIzii0yhNA3GJCd15+ZxIaIL/MBdh4:wv7LX60faiiGmxI74dh4

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, 24, 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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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO

Display name:

BetterBrowse

CLSID:

{34891720-d8b7-4b96-9035-073a71b43310}

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

BetterBrowse by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

This is a web browser extension that will modify the user's home and search providers as well as display contextual and popup advertising in the browser.

betterbrowse.net/support

87% 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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