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Hotbar

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 ‘Hotbar /fleok=1D8A83A5C2E6107C91A475760EA83FA5EF80752B9499803B2A2303766A’.
Publisher:
Zango, Inc.  (signed by Zango)

Product:
Hotbar

Version:
10.0.327.0

MD5:
124fd5f279048540c55394a285bfdba3

SHA-1:
b5c7140bd573ea1bc42eb127af6cd7dd04296c46

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:
5/4/2024 9:46:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zango (M)
16.12.16.22

File size:
637.3 KB (652,552 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.327.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2007 Zango, Inc.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hotbar\bin\10.0.327.0\hostie.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zango

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2007 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/13/2008 1:59:59 AM

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:
1BFD2BADE8D6BA77BAB6FA3C75F46631

Registration
CLSIDs:
{07AA283A-43D7-4CBE-A064-32A21112D94D}, {93B0FA7B-50F6-41B4-AC7E-612A72CE8C3C}, {EA0B6A1A-6A59-4A58-9C41-9966504898A5}

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

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/17/2007 2:21:30 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x4D904

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, BA, 89, 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, 98, 93, 08, 18, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 2A, 8A, 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, 98, 93, 08, 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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Code size:
400 KB (409,600 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Hotbar /fleok=1D8A83A5C2E6107C91A475760EA83FA5EF80752B9499803B2A2303766A

CLSID:
{07AA283A-43D7-4CBE-A064-32A21112D94D}

CLSID name:
Hotbar


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