Threat Database Adware Bang5Tao Ads

Bang5Tao Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 13,016
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 21,044
First Seen: September 10, 2015
Last Seen: October 28, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Bang5Tao Chinese browser plug-in from B5MSoft Ltd. is promoted as a search enhancer, and it may travel bundled with free media players like iQIYI and DAUM Pot Player. The Bang5Tao browser plugin may change your default search engine and homepage to Baidu.com and slow down your Internet browser. Security investigators recognize the Bang5Tao plugin as adware that may run as a background service on your system named b5t.exe. The Bang5Tao adware may redirect you to sponsored websites and offer you to purchase goods in Chinese online stores that may not be welcomed by non-mandarin speakers. Additionally, the Bang5Tao adware may reroute your Internet traffic through the servers of advertisers and collect Internet usage statistics like your browsing and download history.

The Bang5Tao adware may change your DNS settings and use DOM storage data to facilitate behavioral marketing. Security investigators note that the ads by Bang5Tao may appear as banners, pop-up windows, floating ad-boxes and might not be safe. The Bang5Tao adware may register several runtime DLL files in Windows and affect Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Moreover, users that are infected with the Bang5Tao adware may be provided with links to suspicious websites that may host the Parite cyber threat. The Bang5Tao adware is similar to the Eye Perform adware and may place its main executable in the AppData folder to avoid security scans. The Bang5Tao can run on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows systems, and you should use a renowned anti-spyware utility to clean your machine.

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File System Details

Bang5Tao Ads may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. b5tservice.exe 7492655675372d76cc0a111ad59b31b3 105
2. B5TService.exe.tmp32bef a0052533714a9ece9b939047537a420a 69
3. B5TShoppingAssistant64.dll aee069e0959d08ce057ae5bb038f4a08 63
4. ascroll.exe 028425b755ede72b7a01af1e87135b25 59
5. JSPopup.exe ebf4dfdaaf3214cc9205a1bef418eb00 35
6. B5TChecker.exe 17759e69993e2c3da979272902736e46 32
7. B5TMini.exe 6bf4bca0f89e061fcd2e49c06c400aa1 26
8. AutoInstallPlugins.exe 8f3d05e14f6586b5443068ddf5cc7528 25
9. Mini.exe 259e95fae043a5a1572fcf48f8bd6ecc 23
10. B5TAdatperChrm.exe 62756f4a364f6b0852849be9f47e74aa 19
11. B5TPopup.exe 2b6b50f368bb6b488d6f0e76fb61071c 19
12. B5TUpdate.exe f9d5e6f552713243c041242bd37eff47 18
13. B5TAdaptorChrm.exe 42e81dcf48d2caba3b0d53bf69f9cd6f 14
14. B5TBubble.exe bce21ec9272215517571a005dd08c204 8
15. B5TShoppingAssistant.dll c30e13ad1dab31db85ec808aa863733f 6
16. jywebHelper.dll 695f411b0db42fd91473fec7cdf85920 4
17. jyueservice.exe 59e6417f8d7c6edb0c8f6dcfcd66adaf 1
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Registry Details

Bang5Tao Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{260669B1-FC2C-41C0-BAA2-6EF3BB188660}
{49037283-B545-42CB-9A9A-27661E5E8C9D}
{50C04C40-4BD9-45A0-9423-7A473E5493F2}
{73CBCCED-2D9F-4ABB-904A-DA8C08B341F4}
File name without path
http_t.b5m.com_0.localstorage
http_t.b5m.com_0.localstorage-journal
Software\B5MSoft\B5T
SOFTWARE\B5TService
SOFTWARE\Classes\b5m_app_extension.ShopAssist
Software\Classes\B5MSoft.Bang5TaoPlugin
Software\Classes\B5MSoft.Bang5TaoPlugin.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\b5m_app_extension.DLL
SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.b5t.chrome.namsg.b5t
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{3FEACEAD-DF16-43F3-8C0E-C60EC5277EA9}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{5E4F4BB3-82A5-4145-82E0-DA8886E3EAA0}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{69E48444-5D4C-4741-960A-3D117D062906}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{E2C02014-DFC0-45FC-A679-993156DE9759}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\b5m.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\t.b5m.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\B5TClient_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\B5TClient_RASMANCS
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{58d47fff-63ef-572e-843f-e5dd6aa0005d}
SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\B5MSoft.com/Bang5TaoPlugin
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\B5TService
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\b5m_app_extension.DLL
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\B5TClient_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\B5TClient_RASMANCS
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\B5TService

Directories

Bang5Tao Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\B5TTmp
%LOCALAPPDATA%\B5T
%LOCALAPPDATA%\jyrili
%LOCALAPPDATA%\jyrl
%PROGRAMFILES%\B5TService
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\B5TService
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\B5T
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\B5TUpdate
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\B5T
%localappdata%\fanqianbao

Analysis Report

General information

Family Name: Adware.Bang5Tao
Signature status: Root Not Trusted

Known Samples

MD5: 5d1c9e93f67c34b9ca531d3e18d1600f
SHA1: 6d92de7a605b03e8362835c32ef035a2da8cfa17
SHA256: 0FD2AFB20E8B8B0ADC46D9E830C1F7400749B3D757F3AA9F49C5D70FADEB3E5F
File Size: 1.77 MB, 1769544 bytes

Windows Portable Executable Attributes

  • File doesn't have "Rich" header
  • File doesn't have debug information
  • File doesn't have exports table
  • File doesn't have relocations information
  • File is 32-bit executable
  • File is console application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI)
  • File is either console or GUI application
  • File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
  • File is not packed
  • IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
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  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)

Windows PE Version Information

Name Value
Company Name koushuidang.cn
File Description 口水党Native Message模块
File Version 1.2.0.8
Internal Name TCAdaptorChrm.exe
Legal Copyright Copyright(C) 2011-2016 KouShuiDang Network Technology Co. Ltd.
Original Filename TCAdaptorChrm.exe
Product Name 口水党Native Message模块
Product Version 1.2.0.8

Digital Signatures

Signer Root Status
Shanghai Ban Ru Tech Co. Ltd. Certification Authority of WoSign Root Not Trusted

Block Information

Total Blocks: 5,626
Potentially Malicious Blocks: 279
Whitelisted Blocks: 3,846
Unknown Blocks: 1,501

Visual Map

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... Data truncated
0 - Probable Safe Block
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block

Files Modified

File Attributes
\device\harddisk0\dr0 Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\bin Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\tucao\setting\tucao1.ini Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\tucao\setting\tucao1.ini Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\tucao\setting\tucao2.ini Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\tucao\setting\tucao2.ini Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\tucao\setting\tucao3.ini Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\users\user\appdata\locallow\tucao\setting\tucao3.ini Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\downloads\­ØËx-" Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data

Registry Modifications

Key::Value Data API Name
HKCU\software\appsids::values100 jJA/f14jz7plOFxqVed6SzBUA5iHF5EFerG5 RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\tucao\st::state2  RegNtPreCreateKey

Windows API Usage

Category API
Other Suspicious
  • AdjustTokenPrivileges
Network Info Queried
  • GetAdaptersInfo
Network Winhttp
  • WinHttpConnect
  • WinHttpOpen
  • WinHttpOpenRequest
  • WinHttpQueryHeaders
  • WinHttpReceiveResponse
  • WinHttpSendRequest

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