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marketresearchhelperbho.dll

marketresearchhelper

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module marketresearchhelperbho.dll by marketresearchhelper has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘MarketResearchHelper’. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
marketresearchhelper  (signed and verified)

Product:
MarketResearchHelper

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
bde4127a5f8ad72959fedfdbb92ca3c5

SHA-1:
3fbabfb1386a77db81a0c6f0b007c8d0d1abf835

SHA-256:
a087c3f99907f1695d117be1fc040b63925c730b7ff3c52f2ce4ccd6bf2df0b3

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:12:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
17943

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.9550

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
3/17/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11451

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4157

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MarketResearchHelper.A
v2014.03.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!BDE4127A5F8A
5600.7188

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.BHO.X
14.8.8.0

Sophos
Generic PUA DP
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10722

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0301
7.2.76

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Agent
27462

File size:
244.3 KB (250,160 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) MarketResearchHelper. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MarketResearchHelperIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\marketresearchhelper\marketresearchhelperbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
marketresearchhelper

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=marketresearchhelper, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=marketresearchhelper, L=San Diego, S=California, 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:
688762C9A09401488B09D9F72D24894B

Registration
CLSID:
{e71ecfaa-158b-4027-9a01-1959834a82db}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2014 3:23:42 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Dx0euF142Mj3hBGtNPvUl5kXggXUBa/gA+dSIaI+NZK1KGgdB:Dx0pk3h8tGkXrUlAXIM0IjdB

Entry address:
0x12844

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 41, 8D, 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, 80, 2D, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, E4, 68, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, CC, A1, 02, 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:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
MarketResearchHelper

CLSID:
{e71ecfaa-158b-4027-9a01-1959834a82db}


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