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specialbox.ffupdate.dll

Special Box

FFUpdate is the Mozilla Firefox plugin manager for the Special Box branded Yontoo adware browser platform. The component is designed to install and keep Firefox connected to the adware updater. The module specialbox.ffupdate.dll by Special Box has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Special Box  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5867.11850

MD5:
7f7a170cef5ef38143dbc6944469723e

SHA-1:
f7d26ba27bacc41ef3bb614c0e56fde04e17c7ce

SHA-256:
0b85079273c85318f01bee7b039f728dbf0c331427ad80daff1f2405c4042c04

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo distributed ad-supported web browser plugin for Firefox.

Analysis date:
4/7/2025 8:03:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.10.20

File size:
553.2 KB (566,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5867.11850

Original file name:
2016012414.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\special box\bin\plugins\specialbox.ffupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Special Box

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Special Box, O=Special Box, 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:
68F233DC671BBE554282D38DFEB31C19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/24/2016 3:35:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x8A38A

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

Code size:
545 KB (558,080 bytes)

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