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PrivDog Browser Extension

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The module trustedads.dll, “PrivDog Extension” by Adtrustmedia has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
AdTrustMedia  (signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC)

Product:
PrivDog Browser Extension

Description:
PrivDog Extension

Version:
1.8.0.15

MD5:
6b62fb418da39a833b0f92e66c51880d

SHA-1:
2a31973af2343675b2a17e23b0525a883eb3138c

SHA-256:
dffee00e98d93b5009f1de9c992a469ca41f58c391231903730521e1ef5d7be2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays advertising 'Trusted Advertisements' in the user's web browser in pages that normally would not show ads. Ads from AdTrustMedia are indicated by "AT-M Ad" displayed on the bottom right of the advertisement.

Analysis date:
7/21/2025 12:34:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.15.0

File size:
822.7 KB (842,408 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.0.15

Copyright:
Copyright © AdTrustMedia 2012-2013. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
trustedads.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\1.8.0.15\trustedads.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/14/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Adtrustmedia, LLC", O="Adtrustmedia, LLC", STREET="41 Watchung Plaza #330", L=Montclair, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07042, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4969CFD545F605E70D3F1290BB4893DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2013 7:11:01 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:irU6ffs1dywg3qngNKIZvKQ0bJe4zT35kqepTrkug16zP:i3fsji/NKIoNTT3vicuG6L

Entry address:
0x5123C

Entry point:
48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 49, 8B, F8, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F1, 83, FA, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4F, 03, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, C7, 8B, D3, 48, 8B, CE, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, E9, 87, FE, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 70, A3, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 83, EC, 10, 4C, 89, 14, 24, 4C, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 4D, 33, DB, 4C, 8D, 54, 24, 18, 4C, 2B, D0, 4D, 0F, 42, D3, 65, 4C, 8B, 1C, 25, 10, 00, 00, 00, 4D, 3B, D3, 73, 16, 66, 41...
 
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Entropy:
6.2617

Code size:
357.5 KB (366,080 bytes)

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