WebSocket4Net.dll

Neon Alchemist Station

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The module WebSocket4Net.dll, “WebSocket4Net for .NET 2.0” by Neon Alchemist Station has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The library is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
WebSocket4Net  (signed by Neon Alchemist Station)

Product:
WebSocket4Net

Description:
WebSocket4Net for .NET 2.0

Version:
0.9.0.0

MD5:
f8cd330a908e4a3b81b92019db06c80f

SHA-1:
68399453e4ba882a01e77f946004bd6ffd35aee8

SHA-256:
942049f9ca65cff5f051fd3eeb08e48fbf5bd5f1dc0fb226eaf96bd0dbce1c2b

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:41:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW
836

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.GoogUpdate
4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW
1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Swiftbrowse-14
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.28247
9.0.1.0295

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW
8.14.10.22.03

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW
14.10.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3064

McAfee
Artemis!F8CD330A908E
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW
15.0.0.885

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW
14.10.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.10.22.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.1f6
1.0.0.1015

Sophos
Generic PUA HH
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.DHebTdC
37.0.11232

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
3.12.26.3

File size:
62.9 KB (64,424 bytes)

Product version:
0.9.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © websocket4net.codeplex.com 2012

Original file name:
WebSocket4Net.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\cinema-plus-1.7cv11.10\websocket4net.dll

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Neon Alchemist Station, O=Neon Alchemist Station, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4682924DB7F76F78C4C54215DBB9CE75

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2014 8:13:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:arKEBvRG7IE/kWkMm+kDjHz66x8ljDAMIonIg7TMX:arXBv07cEm+knHz66iljDAMIonIg7Ts

Entry address:
0xFFCE

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.8781

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

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

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