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helper.dll

GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The module helper.dll by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8c801d4c3eaad545d367db4abd5671a1

SHA-1:
1ddf0843da5f50634a2f0449f225f76d9c1efef5

SHA-256:
047cd6b82e5aabd412852458e632b311458fa2675e75c17494bf1f7e6a93fa9d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 10:19:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.9.7.22

File size:
1.3 MB (1,328,496 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\helper.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", L=Grandville, S=Michigan, 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:
169927F400601EBFFB8BCB8CA159DB85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/13/2014 9:19:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ELjoMkGemWFU7CMinsLrlu8wAzbyaMnEjf0yjWtLq18Z73yfAJIp4OjVT:EoGem2CCMinsLrlu8OLuf0yitLk8Z732

Entry address:
0xD7CCD

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 27, DD, 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, 68, 12, 12, 10, E8, 64, 6A, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 58, 1F, 13, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 84, 63, 10, 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1 MB (1,058,816 bytes)

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