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fasterlight.gcupdate.dll

Geowide

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

Version:
1.0.5933.35600

MD5:
af20090d8c47575194a669b068a066ea

SHA-1:
be28378255e98910ab4362f507b23543aeaac242

SHA-256:
1ed4e61ab1b3cec28ea40a9f12e623c32db901cf6189eebd0b971d91b3723aea

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:21:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.5.10

File size:
1.5 MB (1,595,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5933.35600

Original file name:
2016033103.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:
Geowide

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/22/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Geowide, O=Geowide, 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:
6B25E4DFF2F8D2EFDD06E9082CE646FB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2016 9:16:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x18547E

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, 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, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.2998

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

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,586,688 bytes)

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