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PrivDogPlugin.dll

PrivDog

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The module PrivDogPlugin.dll, “PrivDog Filtering Plugin” 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 Filtering Plugin

Version:
4.0.26.0

MD5:
67d2a15e85d4a175f762a010240f04ee

SHA-1:
634bafc94543122e31e87eac1ab524b93ff1da1a

SHA-256:
73edef434a740f0f48e096d745ffb3e55546999619f7ff31de9370de1470300c

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 9:19:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adtrustmedia (M)
16.2.6.15

File size:
3 MB (3,174,528 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.26.0

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

Original file name:
PrivDogPlugin.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\4.0.26.0\privdogmanager\plugins\privdogplugin.dll

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

Registration
CLSID:
{938083A3-03CA-470F-BBDA-5E3F604950FC}

ProgID:
PrivDogPlugin.CPrivDogPlugin.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/28/2015 8:30:34 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:aaLD3xm3WvyF9pe6y1gGCh1ngq2WMi9suRcPd9VOeRHZhdCEkjypKdkG2CDYaxyD:xkrnsx5Zh5psho8U

Entry address:
0xB2FE8

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.3351

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,184,704 bytes)

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