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Faster Light

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module fasterlight.dll by Faster Light has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Faster Light by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.fasterlight.info.
Publisher:
Faster Light  (signed and verified)

Product:
Faster Light

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
01ab0b626295eb2d9571e3a3ea28df39

SHA-1:
a06c5bd3d2964344fc83ee3410fe2da9af7ac190

SHA-256:
c5f319119f0f969df26f5793c41ccc880542372ba28230904a16aeee4b66fd86

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:22:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.196.12

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2015.0.3258

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141216

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20387

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.167
9.0.1.0350

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10885

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
12/16/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.188.14354

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.FasterLight.A
v2014.12.16.11

McAfee
Artemis!01AB0B626295
5600.6914

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfohwl
0.28.6.64267

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FasterLight.L
14.12.16.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SwiftBrowse
3.12.26.3

File size:
244.7 KB (250,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.5

Copyright:
(c) Faster Light. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\izc12514\fasterlight.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Faster Light

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Faster Light, O=Faster Light, 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:
697399BCAA43E2F4228493C765EB81CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 2:34:16 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:3fCo6iohMu83Z2eJC0StN+A3w4id15+EMxIaISs2lhhLU:3eiohM53NCvcixIVKhhw

Entry address:
0x12854

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 41, 8D, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 90, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 44, 78, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 1C, A5, 02, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Entropy:
6.3525

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file fasterlight.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock  by Alactro LLC
This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.
www.buzzdock.com/faq-support
79% remove it
Faster Light  by Yontoo Technology, Inc.
Faster Light is an ad-supported browser extension that may deliver advertisements in the form of coupons, affiliate links, price-comparisons, display media and other links through a number of functions including those based on the the content of any web page the user is visiting, plug-ins, add-ons, or the web browser itself.
fasterlight.info/support
86% remove it
 
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The file fasterlight.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install-cdn.fasterlight.info/bed?bet=3

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