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Zango

Zango

The module hostie.dll by Zango has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Zango’.
Publisher:
Zango, Inc.  (signed by Zango)

Product:
Zango

Version:
10.3.36.0

MD5:
02fca1eeb432d8177d223021ee440edd

SHA-1:
16ffcd82282d67684a9741b143daf37af9ca8b32

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:
4/19/2024 7:06:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zango (M)
16.9.14.9

File size:
541.3 KB (554,248 bytes)

Product version:
10.3.36.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2008 Zango, Inc.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\zango\bin\10.3.36.0\hostie.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zango

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/13/2008 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/12/2010 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zango, OU=Zango, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Zango, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1CA00CAEA054614D44D3119B6DB48AD8

Registration
CLSIDs:
{2AA2FBF8-9C76-4E97-A226-25C5F4AB6358}, {71F731B3-008B-4052-9EA4-4145ACCE40C3}, {90B8B761-DF2B-48AC-BBE0-BCC03A819B3B}

ProgIDs:
HBMain.CommBand.1, hbr.HbMain.1, HostIE.Bho.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2008 9:46:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hN7HnULgqrcppZL1VqiJf90Gzx7wYWnaUJtIyNx9bN:DggBhn3zxxQPuy9Z

Entry address:
0x39B14

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, BB, 86, 00, 00, FF, 74, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, E8, ED, FE, FF, FF, 59, C2, 0C, 00, 3B, 0D, 38, 23, 07, 18, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 2B, 87, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 14, 53, 8B, 5C, 24, 20, 55, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 38, 23, 07, 18, 57, 8B, 06, 83, F8, FE, C6, 44, 24, 13, 00, C7, 44, 24, 18, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 7B, 10, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, AD, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4E, 0C, 8B, 46, 08, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4037

Code size:
320 KB (327,680 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Zango

CLSID:
{90B8B761-DF2B-48AC-BBE0-BCC03A819B3B}


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