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bho.dll

Game Play Labs

This file is a support library for an advertising-based software package (potentially unwanted/adware) distributed by 50onRed used to hijack the Internet browser search provider. The module bho.dll by Game Play Labs has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘BHO’.
Publisher:
Game Play Labs  (signed and verified)

MD5:
96ee53709bd6bd7a5e0a5cb6df8872fb

SHA-1:
311ff99bf0e891847e838b9ffd4c6c9255d4574f

SHA-256:
d522b014091de0e92d5c44e870b99a6c109a4236f25afc0bb6248368c56341c8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:26:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.50OnRed (M)
17.3.7.1

File size:
402.1 KB (411,736 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\gameplaylabs plugin\bho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Game Play Labs

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/4/2011 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Game Play Labs, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Game Play Labs, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, 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:
6ACCE23BF8176B4E2BFCFFAB8FB3BB19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2011 5:04:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x2230C

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EE, E0, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, 65, 04, 10, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 74, 42, 04, 10, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64...
 
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Entropy:
6.3082

Code size:
266.5 KB (272,896 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
BHO

CLSID:
{30834D1F-3BED-B604-21A4-113864720000}

CLSID name:
BrowserPlugin


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