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brasssearch.gcupdate.dll

Brass Search

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

Version:
1.0.5558.39541

MD5:
0b23c6e5ea5fa9f154d97fd4fd5a6e47

SHA-1:
4d84edf8164ee0200b4fcd0293f24c303837ac97

SHA-256:
76e0476cf5539d38e367b9dce546cb019bb9600cc3d7043ec218b9d95089c61b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:01:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.10.3

File size:
1.4 MB (1,484,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5558.39541

Original file name:
BrassSearch.GCUpdate2015032205.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\brass search\bin\plugins\brasssearch.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Brass Search

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Brass Search, O=Brass Search, L=Santa Monica, 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:
14B70763F7359103960BFC81500A256C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2015 8:58:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x16A316

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

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,475,584 bytes)

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