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sense-buttonutil.dll

Porter Studio Plus

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-buttonutil.dll by Porter Studio Plus has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program. The ButtonUtil module (32-bit version) uses the Crossrider web extension monetization toolkit and will perform a number of helper integration activities on the user's web browser's as well as the Window's Shell in order to install the addon. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.

File name:

Publisher:

Porter Studio Plus (signed and verified)

MD5:

183d7e74a0c17a939dfe9976e0a8f735

SHA-1:

1a45763eaebfa6cd0b0ce686edc5a6e7b5b12429

SHA-256:

dac25806eddfd40a03a26b064c5e36403efc3489904a1cc4e25a7fa5fbdacb1a

Scanner detections:

7 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform.

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 Porter Studio Plus.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 10:41:08 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen

7.11.182.116

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3305

Dr.Web

DLOADER.Trojan

9.0.1.0303

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BD (variant)

8.10646

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.PorterStudioPlus.Q

14.11.3.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59

23.00.65.141028

File size:

389.9 KB (399,264 bytes)

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\sense\sense-buttonutil.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Porter Studio Plus

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/20/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

10/21/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Porter Studio Plus, O=Porter Studio Plus, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00B7BA41CFBA8D50AF9A2A64362C08FA91

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/29/2014 10:36:05 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:DV7A0kqVMpcWeUPfbL+CRRmKTBD4/fF8h3xxh/R4J:D+0kqW5jvmKT1G9yXpR4J

Entry address:

0x27F73

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 01, 9A, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 30, E7, 04, 10, E8, 0E, 36, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 28, 61, 05, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 00, 7B, 04, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

260.5 KB (266,752 bytes)

The file sense-buttonutil.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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