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PrivDog.exe

PrivDog

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The application PrivDog.exe, “PrivDog Control Panel” by Adtrustmedia has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Adtrust-Media  (signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC)

Product:
PrivDog

Description:
PrivDog Control Panel

Version:
4.0.26.0

MD5:
eb53ca2ee5ecda807a4f2bd9ddcd73a4

SHA-1:
eb964c185594f209237f108e7c09bfe170de96db

SHA-256:
2d6683ad1c9660663bf2431771502dc68990e24c069c30dbfdfa73abc75dcbe8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays advertising 'Trusted Advertisements' in the user's web browser in pages that normally would not show ads. Ads from AdTrustMedia are indicated by "AT-M Ad" displayed on the bottom right of the advertisement.

Analysis date:
5/13/2025 10:25:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adtrustmedia (M)
16.2.6.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,204,864 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.26.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Adtrust-Media, LLC. 2012-2015. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
PrivDog.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\4.0.26.0\privdog.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Adtrustmedia, LLC", O="Adtrustmedia, LLC", STREET="41 Watchung Plaza \#330", L=Montclair, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07042, C=US

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

Serial number:
55A8A637287BFE69A0D09B9FA473C126

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/28/2015 8:31:49 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TbFoFizBK9+MOM+XLY1FphEjFtxq3YcGy7cXa7Wr9Tvjk+AZbS8:Tbe2BwYohEjFtMX0Xa7w+ZbS8

Entry address:
0x4F084

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 4B, 5B, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 1A, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, 59, 5F, 08, 00, 75, 11, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 02, F3, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, BD, 5B, 00, 00, CC, 48, 83, 61, 08, 00, 83, 61, 10, 00, 48, 8D, 05, 48, 5A, 05, 00, 48, 89, 01, 48, 8B, C1, C3, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 48, 8D, 05, 2A, 5A, 05, 00, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8B, FA...
 
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Entropy:
6.1797

Code size:
621.5 KB (636,416 bytes)

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