» nthook.dll
Overview
Analysis
File Details
Programs (1)

nthook.dll

Best Social Feed Inc.

The module nthook.dll by Best Social Feed has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Search Software by Best Social Feed Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

nthook.dll

Publisher:

Best Social Feed Inc. (signed and verified)

MD5:

6a7dce5528675a6e71e63ad603cc6ec2

SHA-1:

9bdc379a25f7968f279440444b26f0aae59c7f4b

SHA-256:

2fbd473e704d41b87a550911e975be4036dcb162df926916361834c6665ae79e

Scanner detections:

5 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/27/2024 3:37:49 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

MalSign.BestSocial

2015.0.3573

ESET NOD32

Win32/InfoAxe (variant)

8.9823

McAfee

Artemis!3E0858E55EB2

5600.6992

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BestSocialFeed.G

14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0422

7.2.272

File size:

46.3 KB (47,384 bytes)

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\search software\nthook.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Best Social Feed Inc.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/22/2013 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:

10/22/2016 3:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Best Social Feed Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Best Social Feed Inc., L=Cupertino, 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:

75C790FD141329AA8211A778C6FD6844

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/28/2013 5:35:33 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

768:rglJF8FuI5uBTu39hKhozn2pEDjoRWhZ4FYhR+:O8FVdh2cARWvb+

Entry address:

0x1A2C

Entry point:

8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, FD, 23, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 60, AC, 00, 10, 89, 0D, 5C, AC, 00, 10, 89, 15, 58, AC, 00, 10, 89, 1D, 54, AC, 00, 10, 89, 35, 50, AC, 00, 10, 89, 3D, 4C, AC, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 15, 78, AC, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 0D, 6C, AC, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 1D, 48, AC, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 05, 44, AC, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 25, 40, AC, 00, 10, 66, 8C, 2D, 3C, AC, 00, 10, 9C, 8F, 05, 70, AC... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.1842

Code size:

20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

The file nthook.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Search Software by Best Social Feed Inc.

This is a potentially unwanted (PUP) ad-supported (adware) web browser toolbar that will modify the user's search page and provider in order to redirect web searches.

88% remove it

Remove nthook.dll - Powered by Reason Core Security

herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.