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surftasticbho.dll

Surftastic

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module surftasticbho.dll by Surftastic has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Surftastic’.
Publisher:
Surftastic  (signed and verified)

Product:
Surftastic

Version:
1.0.0.3

MD5:
b8093644e38f76a6b2f40e491dc28ce6

SHA-1:
b07ea5fbb6ff26ef5849e69cab4d3a129ab199cc

SHA-256:
9b29ab13c9167d38c436acd864a42a5b8264bbb767c7c1413619ab5be6dbc33c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:18:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
16.10.25.0

File size:
243.8 KB (249,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
(c) Surftastic. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SurftasticIEClient.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\surftastic\surftasticbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Surftastic

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Subject:
CN=Surftastic, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Surftastic, 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:
117C1C381BA3522C50659E614BB20D99

Registration
CLSID:
{c6673938-a52b-4dc6-af05-783e7e2c8b65}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2014 7:43:01 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:s4D2d5Ozi/xuQTuRCl2zNIPyHudRpjP+w1IaILkfORDyR:s4Dlyusu2PLdHLf1I4GxyR

Entry address:
0x12844

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 41, 8D, 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, 2D, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 24, 68, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 8C, A1, 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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
Surftastic

CLSID:
{c6673938-a52b-4dc6-af05-783e7e2c8b65}


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