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fasterlight.gcupdate.dll

Faster Light

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

Version:
1.0.5449.30339

MD5:
7fc7cd4d1e97863d2ddfefad899a14bf

SHA-1:
6b283926a7c202336187565f137ddd06e3bf1d30

SHA-256:
ea2cd1f77e8cb6e21d8f45ec9f4fd798224d4ffbc20441337a6cbac7bb62658c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 11:33:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.9.16

File size:
1.6 MB (1,648,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5449.30339

Original file name:
FasterLight.GCUpdate2014120300.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\faster light\bin\plugins\fasterlight.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Faster Light

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/3/2014 1:51:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x192646

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

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

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