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searchresultsdx.dll

dtx Dynamic Link Library

IAC Search and Media

This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The module searchresultsdx.dll, “dtx Dynamic Link Library” by IAC Search and Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Media App powered by Ask’.
Publisher:
IAC Search and Media, Inc.  (signed by IAC Search and Media)

Product:
dtx Dynamic Link Library

Description:
dtx Dynamic Link Library

Version:
1, 0, 0, 24

MD5:
a8c4ef5a3a59e5fa1c5c45be6b7b6ff6

SHA-1:
091f060d53e2874f8902d78f8762bd527cc820ce

SHA-256:
9e35e173cb154c59fb53f1e99616602d3075b6413c6c0a9205e8494dff57a459

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 5:39:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Visicom
7.1.1

AVG
Search
2016.0.2920

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Visicom
4.0.3.151119

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.246
9.0.1.0323

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11177

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Visicom
11/19/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.IACSearchandMedia (M)
15.11.19.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37564

File size:
112.9 KB (115,616 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 24

Copyright:
(c) 2013 IAC Search and Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
dtx.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\perionwhitesmokedtxmediatoolbar222\ie\searchresultsdx.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IAC Search and Media, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=IAC Search and Media, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5367F5135FCC8B151C3E3EE4BEFD1DFB

Registration
CLSID:
{e6fb2422-42cd-4f29-bd83-3a8f728cbf7c}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2014 1:50:39 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:N9HBU4VOlc3k1FS2tEWbLeAsaVMdfxcmSP1hSaLAFOD52JE5dznp:NtqWVGe6hSa0FOD52Jcdznp

Entry address:
0x77EB

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 04, 62, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, C3, B8, 4D, E5, 00, 10, A3, 98, 8A, 01, 10, C7, 05, 9C, 8A, 01, 10, 34, DC, 00, 10, C7, 05, A0, 8A, 01, 10, E8, DB, 00, 10, C7, 05, A4, 8A, 01, 10, 21, DC, 00, 10, C7, 05, A8, 8A, 01, 10, 8A, DB, 00, 10, A3, AC, 8A, 01, 10, C7, 05, B0, 8A, 01, 10, C5, E4, 00, 10, C7, 05, B4, 8A, 01, 10, A6, DB, 00, 10, C7, 05, B8, 8A, 01, 10, 08, DB, 00, 10, C7, 05, BC, 8A, 01, 10, 95...
 
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Entropy:
6.5538

Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Media App powered by Ask

CLSID:
{e6fb2422-42cd-4f29-bd83-3a8f728cbf7c}


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