Shopping Sidekick.dll

Shopping Sidekick

Awesome Apps

This file is a support library for an advertising-based software package (potentially unwanted/adware) distributed by 50onRed used to hijack the Internet browser search provider. The module Shopping Sidekick.dll, “Shopping Sidekick BHO” by Awesome Apps has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Shopping Sidekick by 215 Apps which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
215 Apps  (signed by Awesome Apps)

Product:
Shopping Sidekick

Description:
Shopping Sidekick BHO

Version:
1.1.151.33

MD5:
c098b31dc51babaae8679595af9dd873

SHA-1:
4a2b145204d8b32e4a13ab5bc3bb3e29297e5703

SHA-256:
35feff4f3c2ec5170ab055099ad70e112597e810900b8f8f0e7abb5dccb378e7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:47:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.50OnRed.AwesomeApps (M)
16.2.8.13

File size:
598.4 KB (612,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.151.33

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Shopping Sidekick.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\shopping sidekick\shopping sidekick.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/29/2012 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/30/2013 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Awesome Apps, O=Awesome Apps, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3D0C9CCF6A7D44B9FDA1963A424319BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/20/2012 2:24:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oM5Oxan+Ny13DIdci2zxWGzuE6hnYDYe2FIfsVUcRV:P5O8n+NvYzx/on0YJIfsygV

Entry address:
0x3AF08

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 3C, 9B, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 0B, C3, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, E0, 6D, 08, 10, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 55, 18, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 3B, D3, 7E, 1F, 8B, 45, 14, 8B, CA, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, C2, 2B, C1, 48, 3B, C2, 7D, 01, 40, 89, 45, 18...
 
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Entropy:
6.5995

Code size:
418.5 KB (428,544 bytes)

The file Shopping Sidekick.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Shopping Sidekick  by 215 Apps
Shopping Sidekick is a web browser plugin that displays coupon deals and other advertisements when users visit various online shopping sites.
shopping-sidekick.com
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