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specialboxbho.dll

Special Box

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module specialboxbho.dll by Special Box has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Special Box 1.0.0.7’. This file is typically installed with the program Special Box by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.

File name:

specialboxbho.dll

Publisher:

Special Box (signed and verified)

Product:

Special Box

Version:

1.0.0.7

MD5:

7ff56e55ca8f0227504c75f3e3b079c8

SHA-1:

d9798177c7db1b7b80ea481be2ad2e59f89b183b

SHA-256:

b93e8adbd7f9efa9082e0a911cc6c6c60e6892df554fdf7df6c283065039f61f

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

5/2/2024 4:16:47 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2

7.11.216.120

AVG

BrowseFox

2016.0.3158

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.15326

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.1016

9.0.1.085

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/BrowseFox

3/26/2015

F-Prot

W32/S-f64f6ec1

v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.BrowseFox

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.202.15356

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.SpecialBox.A

v2015.03.26.03

McAfee

Artemis!7FF56E55CA8F

5600.6814

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo

0.30.0.296

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

Threat.Yontoo.SpecialBox

15.4.14.13

Rising Antivirus

PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B

23.00.65.15412

Sophos

Generic PUA NJ

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0323

7.2.85

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R047C0OCU15

10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.MSIL.Agent

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

38694

File size:

262.7 KB (269,040 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.7

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\special box\specialboxbho.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Special Box

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

2/22/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/23/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Special Box, O=Special Box, L=San Diego, 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:

68F233DC671BBE554282D38DFEB31C19

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/22/2015 12:06:39 PM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:ayq7v7kKELk3SVaUs0FHxB+V9l63gY+sEG+ZKTORToTcEw2:ayq7vQ4SVcYHBt1+ZX0wh2

Entry address:

0xF515

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 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, C8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 4C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 02, 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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Entropy:

6.0732

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO

Display name:

Special Box 1.0.0.7

CLSID:

{6a915d18-c911-4145-94d9-1492deceebe2}

The file specialboxbho.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

Special Box by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

Publisher's description - “The Software installs a group of web browsing features and functionalities that customize and enhance your interaction with the websites you visit by displaying text, graphics, or other interactive content in your browsers.”

specialboxsite.com/support

82% remove it

The file specialboxbho.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://install-cdn.specialboxsite.com/bed?r=2015032316&bet=3

http://install-cdn.specialboxsite.com/bed?r=2015032311&bet=3

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