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gohd-buttonutil.dll

Porter Studio Plus

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The module gohd-buttonutil.dll by Porter Studio Plus has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The ButtonUtil module (32-bit version) uses the Crossrider web extension monetization toolkit and will perform a number of helper integration activities on the user's web browser's as well as the Window's Shell in order to install the addon. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Porter Studio Plus  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aaa53d5f4e58daa0b601f5be05a82784

SHA-1:
5804c886ff15926c47a83b2dfdc751eead94b6b3

SHA-256:
37c8f71caa7a6aa9fd9362b61c921e900814dce017198019f78b9a8c8684b897

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Porter Studio Plus.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:40:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pq
7.11.180.144

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AA [PUP]
2014.9-141216

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Adwapper
4.0.3.141216

Dr.Web
DLOADER.Trojan
9.0.1.0297

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BD (variant)
8.10611

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2787

McAfee
Artemis!9848310857C5
5600.6914

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.970
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.PorterStudioPlus.P
14.11.3.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141022

Sophos
Generic PUA IN
4.98

File size:
407.4 KB (417,184 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gohd\gohd-buttonutil.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Porter Studio Plus

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Porter Studio Plus, O=Porter Studio Plus, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B7BA41CFBA8D50AF9A2A64362C08FA91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/21/2014 10:36:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:GweoOtKk6W0+fYJH+Re977bVcgtvZv6TBXHGsQShrCzf7q:GwxOtKk6W3YecHxcg1Zv6TRHGm8f7q

Entry address:
0x29813

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 01, 9A, 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, 70, 1B, 05, 10, E8, 0E, 36, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 28, 91, 05, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 00, AF, 04, 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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Entropy:
6.3487

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
275 KB (281,600 bytes)

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