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startbar.dll

StartSearch Toolbar

Bundlore LTD

This is the Bundlore download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The module startbar.dll by Bundlore has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Bundlore Downloader installer.
Publisher:
StartSearch  (signed by Bundlore LTD)

Product:
StartSearch Toolbar

Version:
1, 1, 0, 1

MD5:
146b1bb3f676fbb8bf9fa74fa6036aba

SHA-1:
e5c1b567a81754976bde333498e8e229d4960cc7

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:38:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundlore.StartSearch.Bundler (M)
16.1.10.18

File size:
162.9 KB (166,784 bytes)

Product version:
1, 1, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
MyNewsBar.DLL

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Bundler/Installer:
Bundlore Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\startsearch plugin\startbar.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bundlore LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/14/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bundlore LTD, O=Bundlore LTD, STREET=Beit Oved 9, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=67211, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00C2EDB982F61E28983414A8928629883D

Registration
CLSID:
{8F97BFF8-488B-4107-BCEE-B161AB4E4183}

ProgID:
MyNewsBar.IE5Bar.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2011 8:38:52 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Sn6u1o4nqBxKi+0JJpLlu2FpArjKyWz5p7z1IETM:so4bi1JZFpAcnOE4

Entry address:
0xE4EA

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 42, 50, 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, 4D, 08, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 3B, CB, 74, 07, 8B, 7D, 0C, 3B, FB, 77, 1B, E8, 66, 02, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, E8, 60, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 30, 8B, 75, 10, 3B, F3, 75, 04, 88, 19, EB, DA, 8B, D1, 8A, 06, 88, 02, 42, 46, 3A, C3, 74, 03, 4F, 75, F3, 3B, FB, 75, 10, 88, 19, E8, 2B, 02, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08...
 
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Code size:
98.5 KB (100,864 bytes)

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