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instie.dll

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Zango

The module instie.dll by Zango has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Zango, Inc.  (signed by Zango)

Product:
Hotbar

Version:
10.0.351.0

MD5:
6bda0374915f4dbfc4a91032027cf53b

SHA-1:
23064b52da77147d52f9066a4dfbd9f84a290d86

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:
5/5/2024 2:10:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zango (M)
16.9.25.21

File size:
305.3 KB (312,584 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.351.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2007 Zango, Inc.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hotbar\bin\10.0.351.0\instie.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
CLSID:
{BFC08CFF-C737-4433-BD5A-0EE7EFCFEE54}

ProgID:
InstIE.HbInstObj.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/9/2007 11:31:55 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:86zzF5xIPQVCwAAk7Li/BaXPbgAb7yPFAuwExwKnmn/sVGe5WhuEC5m:8uEQVnBaX3CPquG5XFhuJc

Entry address:
0x16D62

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 17, 88, 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, F0, 20, 04, 10, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 87, 88, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 07, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4F, 04, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, CF, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E9, BF, FF, FF, FF, 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, F0, 20, 04...
 
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Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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