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WebSocket4Net.dll

Pani Poni Network

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 Pani Poni Network has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program videos+ MediaPlayer+ by Gogo Network Club which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.

File name:

WebSocket4Net.dll

Publisher:

WebSocket4Net (signed by Pani Poni Network)

Product:

WebSocket4Net

Description:

WebSocket4Net for .NET 2.0

Version:

0.9.0.0

MD5:

1030038dd1c691b9b926c60dc6f8debf

SHA-1:

ec8593377f6667b09648202d3b396d7cd596e810

SHA-256:

420fc5228fa8da8967c70d56ff79185010c771655caabb4073285d2bc369ecbe

Scanner detections:

17 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

5/8/2024 5:30:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW

868

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.pl

7.11.168.222

Bitdefender

Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW

1.0.20.1310

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.28247

9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW

8.14.09.19.12

F-Secure

Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW

11.2014-19-09_6

G Data

Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of websocket4net_iobitdel.dll (Adware)

2014.11.24.7

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Plush

t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky

Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate

14.0.0.2900

McAfee

Artemis!786129F9CDB0

5600.6937

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.SwiftBrowse.BW

15.0.0.786

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Chgt.D

14.11.24.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Trojan.838

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.PaniPoniNetwork.N

14.9.19.12

Sophos

Generic PUA GF

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Trojan.GoogUpdate

3.12.26.3

File size:

62.9 KB (64,416 bytes)

Product version:

0.9.0.0

Original file name:

WebSocket4Net.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\videos+ mediaplayer+\websocket4net.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Pani Poni Network

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Pani Poni Network, O=Pani Poni Network, 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:

00D7E501E7ADAA5764867C0B6158D78CDF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/26/2014 3:13:38 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

11.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:7rKEBvRG7IE/kWkMm+kDjHz66x8ljDAMIonIg7TY7f:7rXBv07cEm+knHz66iljDAMIonIg7T+

Entry address:

0xFFCE

Entry point:

FF, 25, 00, 20, 00, 10, 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, 01, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 18, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 00, 58, 00, 01, 00, AC, 03... 
[+]

Entropy:

5.8762

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file WebSocket4Net.dll has been discovered within the following program.

videos+ MediaPlayer+ by Gogo Network Club

This is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear.

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