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wbssearchassistant.dll

Make The Web Better, LLC

The module wbssearchassistant.dll by Make The Web Better has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Make The Web Better, LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
6a68254af2dccd330f8bc3ba565b2b99

SHA-1:
37242d3934e5cf72ebafeab7428ff6514827cd6b

SHA-256:
a2c5ca1ecee3ebf20e9db7f8ddf272c46bacadce12763c116f33ca274d721dad

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:16:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.12.9

File size:
127.3 KB (130,368 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Make The Web Better, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchAssistant.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\web browser search\ie\wbssearchassistant.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Make The Web Better, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/26/2009 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2011 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Make The Web Better, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Make The Web Better, LLC", L=Englewood Cliffs, S=NewJersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F800F353B7B159FC71A6428B9487DB8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2010 3:58:48 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:a3QnIISCpxLeLMaC/AuSFPzDmR/+d2Bo/CscJ8k5Y1McBM+sTXqUWh5bXq6nAJ0B:a3QI+Hh/AhFP6To/x+txrmh5b7nKhYvP

Entry address:
0x9CBD

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 5D, 69, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 68, A0, 89, 00, 10, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, E4, BB, 01, 10, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.3590

Code size:
77.5 KB (79,360 bytes)

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