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protocolfilters.dll

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The module protocolfilters.dll 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:
Adtrustmedia, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
851af0dee7be3bc8b861568d0ee63e39

SHA-1:
a44894860a12cbdf0139b6086b8a2e9ee67143a9

SHA-256:
a7dc0b0364387a7da499b7165bde3f1a72d623919b5c6e9701ec069e19ea5617

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:
7/19/2025 3:58:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adtrustmedia (M)
16.1.9.18

File size:
540.1 KB (553,088 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\3.0.105.0\privdogmanager\plugins\protocolfilters.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/20/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 3:59:59 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:
131790B1A4D73A5143B0A32A894B1AEC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/23/2015 8:24:04 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lksjNMnimjPIn299uTNdjqLwXwBtPYTuIc7ZkCmC:ZjNMnjTIQ9uTNUiTuIMl

Entry address:
0x1B910

Entry point:
48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 49, 8B, F8, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F1, 83, FA, 01, 75, 05, E8, AF, 8D, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, C7, 8B, D3, 48, 8B, CE, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, E9, AB, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 60, 48, 8B, FA, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8D, 4C, 24, 20, 48, 8D, 15, 54, B0, 04, 00, 41, B8, 40, 00, 00, 00, E8, 49, CF, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 54, 24, 70, 48, 8B, CF, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 48, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 50, E8, F4, 09, 01, 00, 4C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.0011

Code size:
401 KB (410,624 bytes)

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