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utildigihelp.exe

DigiHelp

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utildigihelp.exe by DigiHelp has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update DigiHelp”. This file is typically installed with the program DigiHelp by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
DigiHelp  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5468.9641

MD5:
3b4504a685a894d8f8fd13b004976302

SHA-1:
5a2945f8593e024be7b79690d4e76905b898e456

SHA-256:
a0b60c6bcebb65a20fd694d350c1e5ce6f01255496d383c3bb8605eb4895b136

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:37:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3254

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.188.14395

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiHelp.A
v2014.12.21.10

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.Service.M
14.12.21.10

File size:
506.7 KB (518,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5468.9641

Original file name:
DigiHelp2014122113.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\digihelp\bin\utildigihelp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DigiHelp

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DigiHelp, O=DigiHelp, 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:
1A7686F9F81F8C322CBB5D0915469B2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/21/2014 1:21:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WEFjSymzIWNFF1ziv4hFzhWRW0QTeFUoGD7t8pb65gp:Whymz+IRkUo67t8j

Entry address:
0x7E7BE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.9063

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
498 KB (509,952 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update DigiHelp

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file utildigihelp.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock  by Alactro LLC
This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.
www.buzzdock.com/faq-support
79% remove it
DigiHelp  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
Publisher's description - “The Software provides a suite of web browsing features that customize and enhance your interaction with various websites by rendering graphics, text, or other functional or interactive content in your browsers.”
digihelp.info/support
88% remove it
 
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