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palmall-bho.dll

PalMall

Porter Studio Plus

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The module palmall-bho.dll by Porter Studio Plus has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. This is the Browser Helper Object (BHO) for the Crossrider web browser platform for Internet Explorer. Instead of utilizing a traditional IE Toolbar, it installs a BHO in the browser in order to manage the functionality of the addon. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
BND  (signed by Porter Studio Plus)

Product:
PalMall

Description:
PalMall BHO

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
503553252ed38ff9a217e618878f12a8

SHA-1:
589c42da03db81f93793a99c3e2bea39ea4e0c6e

SHA-256:
b6f8a8890cc10a84a173106066b22c7456ebebef2fa94c7fed91b118caf9df5e

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Porter Studio Plus.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:36:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154097
813

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen
7.11.182.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141114

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154097
1.0.20.1590

Dr.Web
DLOADER.Trojan
9.0.1.0318

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154097
8.14.11.14.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA (variant)
8.10653

F-Prot
W32/A-ee826839
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154097
11.2014-14-11_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154097
14.11.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PalMall.A
v2014.10.31.10

McAfee
CrossRider-FRV
5600.6947

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.154097
15.0.0.954

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.14.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.PorterStudioPlus.L
14.11.3.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141029

Sophos
Generic PUA FJ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
34232

File size:
570.4 KB (584,096 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
PalMall.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\palmall\palmall-bho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Porter Studio Plus

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/19/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Porter Studio Plus, O=Porter Studio Plus, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
00B7BA41CFBA8D50AF9A2A64362C08FA91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 3:42:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:U2iheUR540YRArl2Ulnb72t74oiTNhj9+9h:U2KeUR9r5N/drTP9yh

Entry address:
0x3FCB4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, FD, B0, 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, 28, BA, 07, 10, E8, BD, 30, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 18, 2D, 08, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 10, C7, 06, 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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Entropy:
6.5727

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
389.5 KB (398,848 bytes)

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