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LinkSwift.GCUpdate.dll

linkswift

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

Version:
1.0.5426.34825

MD5:
0695480d63a73603aa289bf62e4025d7

SHA-1:
5c5e185b7f31252d5dc129058f8d7a09856acf8f

SHA-256:
654f624c0906d2bbec027626efbff6b757542682d505c6544316e08b15497636

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 5:22:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.13.14

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

Product version:
1.0.5426.34825

Original file name:
LinkSwift.GCUpdate.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\linkswift\bin\plugins\linkswift.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
linkswift

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=linkswift, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=linkswift, 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:
3AD03D814D9E16358271D2CA8A94AB42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/10/2014 5:20:58 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1924A6

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, 02, 00, 00, 00, 6E, 00, 00, 00, E8, 24, 19, 00, E8, 06, 19, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 1B, F6, B2, 77, 5C, D1, C0, 4F, B9, 23, ED, 7C, 16, FD, 58, 70, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 31, 32, 6F, 74, 65, 31, 31, 73, 2E, 70, 74, 31, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
7.3244

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

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

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