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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. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The module helper.dll by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
09aa0f47c58c597fa2896a1aefea7ecd

SHA-1:
4226abd7037e0ca629fa2724c9d43f993fa5f3f5

SHA-256:
4f0bb5f69333ad21750832879f206737a2d213d5500946343d30aa16ed8e1b6e

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:57:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.164.214

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.141112

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19042

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate (variant)
8.10185

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/PullUpdate
11/12/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MovieMode
v2014.11.12.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenTechnologiesApps.G
14.11.12.13

Sophos
Generic PUA EC
4.98

File size:
1.2 MB (1,310,576 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:
7/24/2014 7:15:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LmvI/jP0ZVXDdZW1/BcDSQ8o9T3+ToP/hyeTwWxWCxwqq1LbZEaf+:LIqPGVXDdZW1/BcEW0WhySNxVxw11LNI

Entry address:
0xD3E6D

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 1A, 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, 10, D2, 11, 10, E8, 64, 6A, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 58, DF, 12, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 90, 23, 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:
1017.5 KB (1,041,920 bytes)

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