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higheraurum.gcupdate.dll

Higher Aurum

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

Version:
1.0.5477.31373

MD5:
b4830f0b6a883b8a46d7b108170a863e

SHA-1:
23221de3e6a2e106d568d4e71cb3371d0d872115

SHA-256:
be976d779e13115bc2d3d87896282b874673c3ababece46a37768d17bc4f92af

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:06:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.2.14.15

File size:
1.6 MB (1,648,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5477.31373

Original file name:
HigherAurum.GCUpdate2014123101.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\plugins\higheraurum.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Higher Aurum, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Higher Aurum, 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:
7AC9C1A4A445736B879230C2743EB72C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/31/2014 4:25:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x192596

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, 01, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 18, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3212

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

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,639,936 bytes)

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