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buttonutil.dll

Awesome Apps

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 buttonutil.dll by Awesome Apps has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Awesome Apps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
60d9d5386cd5a98a8a12ad5f871a9681

SHA-1:
8e9efa2bf9f1717a1c4762b5f07e71fe4790b5ec

SHA-256:
b7d5cd8c33e2fe944c5f8cbcf9556d4563f4c7b1b027f3c0a5905dad8eb4f791

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 7:12:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.50OnRed.AwesomeApps (M)
16.2.5.22

File size:
232.4 KB (237,952 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\deals plugin\buttonutil.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Awesome Apps

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/29/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/30/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Awesome Apps, O=Awesome Apps, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3D0C9CCF6A7D44B9FDA1963A424319BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/17/2012 9:35:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:G0IlkRhsZ59zhZNFEMBx5RcnOvA2Ti4pa1tkx2nV6F:pI2RhQ59zhZNdcnOvAKi4paEOV6F

Entry address:
0x1AA72

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EC, 60, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 90, 50, 03, 10, 57, 8B, 06, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 7B, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 48, E3, FF, FF, 8B, 4E, 0C, 8B, 46, 08, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 38, E3, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.5952

Code size:
169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

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