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AdvanceElite.GCUpdate.dll

TasticSurf

This is the Google Chrome extension manager/updater for the Yontoo TasticSurf branded web browser plugin which injects banners, text-link and popup ads in the Chorme browser. The module AdvanceElite.GCUpdate.dll by TasticSurf has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
TasticSurf  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5435.29680

MD5:
5494c52070de24221af161128b580a23

SHA-1:
317393a02c5f97cdb9c6ef54f476411e901db485

SHA-256:
e30e9cfd4bc175ced24223a9afa117c6c633506712d37df00477695a93561f00

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo distributed ad-supported web browser extension for Chrome.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:34:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.TasticSu (M)
16.6.6.19

File size:
1.6 MB (1,648,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5435.29680

Original file name:
AdvanceElite.GCUpdate.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\advanceelite\bin\plugins\advanceelite.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TasticSurf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TasticSurf, O=TasticSurf, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6D2C37BF960997763055AC9274C52D6C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 8:29:25 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:U0gwr0ZeA1jhqVQeDkVuSubAj4wmaZgpv8NYLi1Hu3+xu4p21WvV/FiSD2C4gNuP:AkjaZgpv3i5Wd4p2kv3N2CHNF10

Entry address:
0x1925D2

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 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, 02, 00, 00, 00, 71, 00, 00, 00, 14, 26, 19, 00, 14, 08, 19, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 6B, 27, 27, 1A, D9, D9, 16, 45, 9C, C2, 68, E7, 3D, 7B, D2, 42, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 35, 6C, 32, 78, 66, 6A, 6B, 6D, 2E, 63, 77, 6C, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
7.3239

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

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,640,448 bytes)

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