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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:
c6f6436af8134e3ff6bb0e4c54105ae6

SHA-1:
86e13f99bccadd0417c3557254f568130fbb339d

SHA-256:
33ee43789ff148af15570e6685c0362dba106fe1c1039b6c02419ef289940b7a

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:
4/19/2024 3:38:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo.BrowserDistributionServices (M)
16.1.7.11

File size:
401.7 KB (411,296 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:
1/31/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/1/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
3B259692789E76789FF829879954D882

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2013 9:46:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:yd4y5o5GBu88qEVtAfeK6tVlBzY87xQBUzRc017l1mniENW+y:0rkGBDmG2KWVlBN7eezS017l1FP+y

Entry address:
0x34A6A

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 47, 88, 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, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 7D, FC, 39, 7D, 08, 0F, 84, 80, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 0C, 3B, CF, 75, 07, 39, 7D, 10, 75, 74, EB, 05, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 6D, 39, 7D, 14, 75, 07, 39, 7D, 18, 75, 63, EB, 05, 39, 7D, 18, 74, 5C, 39, 7D, 1C, 75, 07...
 
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Entropy:
6.7525

Code size:
303 KB (310,272 bytes)

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