{d524939d-dcea-4579-a3d0-67758ac2ff8e}w64.sys

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Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file {d524939d-dcea-4579-a3d0-67758ac2ff8e}w64.sys by marketresearchhelper has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a Windows 64-bit kernel mode device driver named “{d524939d-dcea-4579-a3d0-67758ac2ff8e}w64”. 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.
Publisher:
StdLib  (signed by marketresearchhelper)

Product:
StdLib

Version:
1.4.3.1 built by: WinDDK

MD5:
950659a41d58680df66ba50880edfb3e

SHA-1:
ac27429fd5238adc23366d6de65d9817080bb202

SHA-256:
b2953d5b7d3faf0dcd538bbaec5ba197b8490354f5ffc0a606c76f2746417681

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:54:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.NetFilter.E
521

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.BPlug
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse
2015.03.03

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2016.0.2999

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1591

Bitdefender
Adware.NetFilter.E
1.0.20.1220

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-75
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.123
9.0.1.0244

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.NetFilter
8.15.09.01.07

ESET NOD32
Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11258

F-Prot
W64/A-e967bae2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.NetFilter.E
11.2015-01-09_3

G Data
Adware.NetFilter
15.9.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.10.28.21

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.NetFilter.E
16.0.0.732

nProtect
Adware.NetFilter.E
15.03.02.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.marketresearchhelper (M)
15.9.1.19

Sophos
Lucky Leap
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HS_BROWSEFOX.SM
7.2.244

Trend Micro
HS_BROWSEFOX.SM
10.465.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
27528

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Yotoon.Win64.3
2.0.0.2088

File size:
59.7 KB (61,136 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.3.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 StdLib

Original file name:
StdLib.sys

File type:
Driver (Win64 SYS)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\{d524939d-dcea-4579-a3d0-67758ac2ff8e}w64.sys

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=marketresearchhelper, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=marketresearchhelper, 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:
688762C9A09401488B09D9F72D24894B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2014 2:45:30 AM

OS version:
6.1

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Native (none required)

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:Oot2dxF9O8ZF33iqiIy938bWp9XcfBvJkowidIz/:O9JRicy938ip9ea1jr

Entry address:
0xF064

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, 4C, 8B, C2, 4C, 8B, C9, E8, 95, FF, FF, FF, 49, 8B, D0, 49, 8B, C9, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 2E, 20, FF, FF, CC, CC, 38, F2, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 1C, F6, 00, 00, 60, C1, 00, 00, 28, F1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, BE, F9, 00, 00, 50, C0, 00, 00, D8, F0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, B6, FA, 00, 00, 00, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 9A, FA, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 86, FA, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
46.5 KB (47,616 bytes)

Driver
Display name:
{d524939d-dcea-4579-a3d0-67758ac2ff8e}w64

Type:
Kernel device driver (KernelDriver)

Group:
PNP_TDI