Newtonsoft.Json.dll

Json.NET

Kimahri Software inc.

This adware uses the Crossrider platform to build and distribute this web browser advertising injection extension. Once installed in the browser it will hijack various browser settings (homepage, search) and may interfere and track behaviors as well as deliver ads. Newtonsoft.Json.dll is the assembly provides support for JSON parsing for .NET applications and is recompiled by Kimahri Software inc.. The library Newtonsoft.Json.dll, “Json.NET .NET 2.0” by Kimahri Software inc has been known to be a potentially unwanted program that has been detected by 1 anti-malware scanner. Although a detection has been made for this resource, it is generally a commonly distributed 3rd-party library and is typically safe by itself. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Newtonsoft  (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:
Json.NET

Description:
Json.NET .NET 2.0

Version:
6.0.3.17227

MD5:
fc7ef76acef66ac2f0b7fad013a1e785

SHA-1:
667488b96dc04559ff5204b2d6bee9163bf75b8b

SHA-256:
54f94a2ff47a78c8d6e7cb6da6abb71c0a2f83514426747472055bb00122c6ce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Inconclusive but possibly unwanted  (It is part of a common redistributable library)

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:
4/26/2024 4:31:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Common.PUP.KimahriSoftwareinc.O
14.7.24.23

File size:
483.9 KB (495,464 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.3.17227

Copyright:
Copyright © James Newton-King 2008

Original file name:
Newtonsoft.Json.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-9.5\newtonsoft.json.dll

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/7/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kimahri Software inc., O=Kimahri Software inc., STREET=666 Sherbrooke Rue w, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H3A 1E7, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A1BB8569950C0B2080A11A0E2F618B33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/27/2014 8:42:58 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:r14RIXwj5Ga4BztxXRKSPJtvKlJ3EQo5WyscPcDT:rK4JzlvEEQo5WyscPc

Entry address:
0x7930E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.8775

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
477 KB (488,448 bytes)

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