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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:
2.2.0.14

MD5:
99aba53475e5217ec66cc916a57f55db

SHA-1:
c6b07d2a0e504fef3f98ab27105e2d308fb71c4b

SHA-256:
cbdc21b4632b957cdbdbbe9e2209938e9d4a46a9151042350bc49a21f2a7f54d

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:
4/18/2024 12:18:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.19.5

File size:
646.7 KB (662,184 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0.14

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\2.2.0.14\trustedadssvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Adtrustmedia, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/13/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/14/2014 8:59:59 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:
6/11/2014 8:11:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x5E809

Entry point:
E8, 2B, 05, 00, 00, E9, 6B, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 9C, 62, 46, 00, 3B, 0D, 34, A0, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, AB, 05, 00, 00, CC, FF, 25, 20, 62, 46, 00, FF, 25, 14, 62, 46, 00, FF, 25, 08, 62, 46, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 50, 13, 47, 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...
 
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Code size:
404 KB (413,696 bytes)

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

Name:
PrivDogService

Command:
"C:\Program Files\adtrustmedia\privdog\2.2.0.14\trustedadssvc.exe"


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