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ProtocolFilters.dll

PrivDog

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The module ProtocolFilters.dll, “Protocol Dynamic Link Library” 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:
Protocol Dynamic Link Library

Version:
4.0.26.0

MD5:
19469314da8ec3371faddc90425bec96

SHA-1:
bdb72a7d202f39edff82e1fddede156ce4234a2c

SHA-256:
d404b67ccd998bd12c70be336048b4373dd11eae9e792d4e5ea2dd4d2a82b6ae

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:
5/12/2025 5:18:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adtrustmedia (M)
16.2.6.15

File size:
649.1 KB (664,704 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.26.0

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

Original file name:
ProtocolFilters.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\protocolfilters.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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/28/2015 8:29:35 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zVH9QdWs9gUpb/0DiyENbmYtPoTexeOru:zVH9QgMgk0DiPaTeYOru

Entry address:
0x27FA0

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, A3, AE, 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, C4, 0A, 05, 00, 41, B8, 40, 00, 00, 00, E8, 49, CA, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 54, 24, 70, 48, 8B, CF, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 48, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 50, E8, 02, 48, 01, 00, 4C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
5.9788

Code size:
473.5 KB (484,864 bytes)

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