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zplugins.dll

Browser Distribution Services, Inc.

The module zplugins.dll by Browser Distribution Services has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Browser Distribution Services, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ef6e519cc6a8add409915fdc566cf54a

SHA-1:
4730a5070b8838a1e40eba01cb6e93c8f1228faf

SHA-256:
737a0d98db4dd2d9343bc602c4d6c2a0d0a85216b62344a7fb6ccc7d7afcc063

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:
4/24/2024 9:23:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo.BrowserDistributionServices (M)
16.2.22.4

File size:
470.2 KB (481,440 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\zplugins.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Browser Distribution Services, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/26/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/26/2013 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Browser Distribution Services, Inc.", O="Browser Distribution Services, Inc.", STREET="2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400", L=Wilmington, S=DE, PostalCode=19808, C=US

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

Serial number:
0091DFA40718D373BC38F0B0B236B66F51

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/13/2012 1:04:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:K4J7mZTca0vw2A6BwMy9ccEtILXV4ORhtrJUuDL7ZaLp4IBKzd1gxU3e2:rRmZsxBwJnl4ORLrJUuDL1ktxUO2

Entry address:
0x3FD7F

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, FF, AB, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 33, C0, 39, 45, 0C, 76, 0F, 8B, 4D, 08, 80, 39, 00, 74, 07, 40, 41, 3B, 45, 0C, 72, F4, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 89, 5D, F8, 39, 5D, 08, 74, 7D, 8B, 4D, 0C, 3B, CB, 75, 07, 39, 5D, 10, 75, 71, EB, 05, 39, 5D, 10, 74, 6A, 39, 5D, 14, 75, 07, 39, 5D, 18, 75, 60, EB, 05, 39, 5D, 18, 74, 59, 39, 5D, 1C, 75, 07, 39, 5D, 20...
 
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Entropy:
6.6813

Code size:
355 KB (363,520 bytes)

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