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npNewsNet plugin

International News Network Limited

The module npapi.dll by International News Network Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as an extension/plugin as ‘@news.net/npapi’.
Publisher:
news.net  (signed by International News Network Limited)

Product:
npNewsNet plugin

Description:
news.net NPAPI

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ca0dfdb3049eadeada0c207ac95ed85a

SHA-1:
4a73bc594e462da1cc672934f5e60fafda868731

SHA-256:
b042e9e00a3f1816ff7d9b15485e7e8cf5aa4f3a3ee23b76730578d22f775078

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/18/2024 6:45:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Besttoolbars.InternationalNewsNetwork (M)
16.1.27.0

File size:
87.6 KB (89,744 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012

Original file name:
npapi.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\news.net\npapi.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
International News Network Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/16/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=International News Network Limited, O=International News Network Limited, STREET="Unit 902, 9th Floor,", STREET=Loke Yew Building, STREET=50-52 Queens Rd, L=Central, S=Hong Kong, PostalCode=999077, C=HK

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

Serial number:
17EFC172DA59DDF23B9F1131C93ADE7F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2012 1:16:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:5QwReC1uVCXPwBrhjSn9H9boyPSMy8Jy+iMtPnwX:5QwReC1ge4ZO1E+iMBY

Entry address:
0x37E4

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, AD, 43, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, D0, 13, 01, 10, E8, 09, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, C4, 4D, 01, 10, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 89, 45, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B1, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, D2, 45, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, 75, 44, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

Mozilla Plugin
Name:
@news.net/npapi


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