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tbcore3.dll

Internet Explorer Toolbar

Brand Thunder LLC

The module tbcore3.dll, “Internet Explorer Toolbar Engine” by Brand Thunder 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 ‘XBTBPos00’.
Publisher:
Brand Thunder LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer Toolbar

Description:
Internet Explorer Toolbar Engine

Version:
4.3.0.43

MD5:
6c6b27ef9644f06493cd4ab424e249ca

SHA-1:
a153ccc4809402bfcccaca9794d0fef2304ef5f9

SHA-256:
fe3d376a41deeed0416b589a62606e0eb484b9922fe42cfe1196b32d5a7ef86f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit Toolbar platform.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 2:19:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.Toolbar.BrandThunder.Toolbar (M)
16.6.17.12

File size:
2.7 MB (2,790,224 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0.43

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2012. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
tbcore3U.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\brand thunder\ie\tbcore3.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Brand Thunder LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/17/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Brand Thunder LLC, O=Brand Thunder LLC, L=Columbus, S=Ohio, C=US

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

Serial number:
791A07FF9F5C100CAE981EC818D15D94

Registration
CLSIDs:
{03EC348C-CBDC-463D-A6E9-38A484178F09}, {9F34B17E-FF0D-4FAB-97C4-9713FEE79052}, {B11BC231-793D-4C1F-AD0B-8C9763EDA407}, {D433A9D0-8267-40CB-8AD5-24F22FA5373F}, {D565B35E-B787-40FA-95E3-E3562F8FC1A0}, {EDBBE0D0-A76A-4FE4-AE6B-13BCEFFD75C8}

ProgIDs:
ComObject.DeskbarEnabler.1, Toolbar3.ContextMenuNotifier.1, BrandThunder.BrandThunder.3, Toolbar3.SearchProviderManager.1, Toolbar3.CustomInternetSecurityImpl.1, Toolbar3.XBTBPos00.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 3:51:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uvmARyzzvfmjGNtofc3pZiqLnhR2+ESwDw4HtV98lAClET+BpKnGbtKd:uu2yzTScoeSqNRCSwDnalAClpMGRKd

Entry address:
0x18CAC1

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 52, 42, 01, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 68, F0, 42, 18, 10, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 5C, B8, 24, 10, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35...
 
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Entropy:
5.8777

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,902,080 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
XBTBPos00

CLSID:
{EDBBE0D0-A76A-4FE4-AE6B-13BCEFFD75C8}

CLSID name:
XBTBPos00 Class


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