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utildolphindeals.exe

Dolphin Deals

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utildolphindeals.exe by Dolphin Deals has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Dolphin Deals”. This file is typically installed with the program Dolphin Deals 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Dolphin Deals (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.5341.27183

MD5:

433d33776c81895e685a61ede743a826

SHA-1:

73938e5bed7c7bcfcd52e5b85a4697076df41cf7

SHA-256:

f8ff8a45dc41790f39391d22510916f202411a8bcd1079fe521900f935ee8ad1

Scanner detections:

8 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

4/27/2024 1:17:32 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3380

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.14817

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Kranet

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.DolphinDeals.A

v2014.08.17.09

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.e4c

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.DolphinDeals.Q

14.8.17.8

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4741131

32210

File size:

315.8 KB (323,368 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5341.27183

Original file name:

DolphinDeals.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\dolphin deals\bin\utildolphindeals.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Dolphin Deals

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/29/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

4/30/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Dolphin Deals, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Dolphin Deals, L=Santa Monica, 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:

7B2BB0FC5A785F21B05232FFFBC2969A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/16/2014 6:06:22 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:ZWfAz/QKVgBbr9y7/iNd7DE6ncMj+xxfLgwtjvpkvTXbYs76P:ZWfiDQLExDg8jKbcsmP

Entry address:

0x4EBCE

Entry point:

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[+]

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

307 KB (314,368 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Update Dolphin Deals

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

The file utildolphindeals.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

Dolphin Deals by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

Dolphin Deals is an adware web browser extension that is display banners ads as well as contextual link ads . The ads are injected by the web browser plugin (IE, FF and Chrome) and will display on any web site, even those not associated or affiliated with the publisher.

sqeedolphindeals.com/support

88% remove it

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-64-171-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.64.171.27:80)

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