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giantgalaxy.gcupdate.dll

Giant Galaxy

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

Version:
1.0.5759.39157

MD5:
32d49a1505a498eaf1f89b25ea0af959

SHA-1:
8cbe53527828e4bc144f6e41e8d6d9ebbc9b3085

SHA-256:
99743fe438ac3c130f1483bf91661a5ed951df7ac0934c6ba813ad4db4ed1168

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 11:55:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.8.15

File size:
1.5 MB (1,598,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5759.39157

Original file name:
2015100905.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\giant galaxy\bin\plugins\giantgalaxy.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Giant Galaxy

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Giant Galaxy, O=Giant Galaxy, 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:
388FFB7BD7D5CC69F5C7C4DE22E78997

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/8/2015 10:45:14 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x18610E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 00, 10, 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:
6.6093

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

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,589,760 bytes)

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