sense-bho64.dll

Sense

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The module sense-bho64.dll by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program. This is the 64-bit version of the Browser Helper Object (BHO) for the Crossrider web browser platform for Internet Explorer. Instead of utilizing a traditional IE Toolbar, Crossrider installs a BHO in the browser in order to manage the functionality of Object Browser addon. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Object Browser  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense BHO

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
28ef7ef9efe8f0c787ef05e554f1c090

SHA-1:
662fa08cd08be9b58884dabc8c4ac42758dcbd1e

SHA-256:
21e998439c9fd187cc38d64c7dda74a26843b431d16577c1a49898efa4c38ff7

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will run as a BHO in Internet Explorer. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 9:57:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen
7.11.197.30

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1514

ESET NOD32
Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/4/2015

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.12.22.05

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.01.04.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.63b
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.ArmageddonLabsBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.L
15.1.4.17

File size:
863 KB (883,680 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Sense.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sense\sense-bho64.dll

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

Registration
CLSIDs:
{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110611901159}, {22222222-2222-2222-2222-220622902259}

ProgIDs:
8ccd3a1057764b7ca4c3b0c2740d87960069059.BHO.1, 8ccd3a1057764b7ca4c3b0c2740d87960069059.Sandbox.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/21/2014 12:15:40 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:hEdp+lu7hXnbkBDH5aBJswoxp4RJw+SvThbSeRfErB4eaThmTSOyphADWLKAvs4D:2eliIQw9+W8YA4oQfzQleTwrywcVtKiF

Entry address:
0x6CA38

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, FB, C8, 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, 03, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 20, 4C, 89, 40, 18, 89, 50, 10, 48, 89, 48, 08, 56, 57, 41, 56, 48, 83, EC, 50, 49, 8B, F0, 8B, DA, 4C, 8B, F1, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, 89, 50, B8, 85, DB, 75, 0F, 39, 1D, 6C, FA, 05, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, D2, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 43, FF...
 
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Code size:
594.5 KB (608,768 bytes)

The file sense-bho64.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Sense  by Object Browser
Sense is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that will attempt to modify the user's home and search page settings as well as display advertisements in the browser. The software will attach to IE, Chrome and Firefox.
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