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trustedadssvc.exe

PrivDog Browser Extension

Adtrustmedia, LLC

The application trustedadssvc.exe 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. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘PrivDogService’.
Publisher:
AdTrustMedia  (signed by Adtrustmedia, LLC)

Product:
PrivDog Browser Extension

Description:
PrivDog Service

Version:
1.8.0.15

MD5:
0e356fd8a5b53cacf33c9e51365ce4fc

SHA-1:
7a3fbdc39183c7ff1f4c26d679db3d0a6761777f

SHA-256:
e310d823f15453bd24f499daabe063233fad8b183934e7ef37425dca707273b6

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:
4/24/2024 7:49:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.2.13

File size:
513.2 KB (525,480 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.0.15

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

Original file name:
trustedadssvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\1.8.0.15\trustedadssvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/14/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/15/2014 2:59:59 AM

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 3:09:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x4333C

Entry point:
E8, 18, 05, 00, 00, E9, 6B, FD, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 28, C0, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 9F, 05, 00, 00, CC, FF, 25, 48, C2, 44, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 5B, 45, 00, E8, 48, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 4D, 10, 78, 3A, 8B, 4D, 08, 2B, 4D, 0C, 89, 4D, 08, FF, 55, 14, EB, ED, 8B, 45, EC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 8B, 00, 89, 45, E0, 8B, 45, E0, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 74, 0B, C7, 45, DC, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, DC, C3, E8, 52, 06, 00, 00, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 3E, 04, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 6A, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
6.0855

Code size:
298 KB (305,152 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
PrivDogService

Command:
"C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\1.8.0.15\trustedadssvc.exe"


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