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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:
4.0.27.0

MD5:
98aa245c53f9490a0caf7474c13719a5

SHA-1:
db049e550335be9705cabb95ec6405b9fb73bc2d

SHA-256:
8eee324a148bb23cee9ac07cc55e13c36ad231ca733ca99df8c56dd1bdb5a9fc

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:
7/21/2025 12:15:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adtrustmedia (M)
16.1.24.10

File size:
2.4 MB (2,464,384 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.27.0

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

Original file name:
PrivDogPlugin.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\4.0.27.0\privdogmanager\plugins\privdogplugin.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2015 9:59:59 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:
5/13/2015 10:21:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:jXE6U+PycD4HlbrHGCjbuY7ARnUq1LF2p/oTz8GVuHGhp3jw:jU46cD4979jSusLFCvAM

Entry address:
0xC21FD

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, BA, CD, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, C0, 06, 24, 10, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 85, BD, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF...
 
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Code size:
1.7 MB (1,802,752 bytes)

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