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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.
Publisher:
Game Play Labs  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5d57853c026365694ed3cc660f4044ec

SHA-1:
e7c80f3b331f96691fe6a698b90211669e6e3176

SHA-256:
8000bf5c1f3ff81a021e232ac843ea7191ca2b24825b840f4c22528a25ace9d0

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:
4/20/2024 12:56:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.50OnRed (M)
17.2.25.17

File size:
425.6 KB (435,800 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:
11/4/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/5/2011 1:59:59 AM

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:
4/29/2011 8:09:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x31BB8

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 34, F1, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, D4, F5, 05, 10, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, D4, F5, 05, 10, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.3780

Code size:
299 KB (306,176 bytes)

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