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specialbox.gcupdate.dll

Special Box

This is the Google Chrome extension manager/updater for the Yontoo Special Box branded web browser plugin which injects banners, text-link and popup ads in the Chorme browser. The module specialbox.gcupdate.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:
c471996c22adc62cc13460b486b49464

SHA-1:
031071aaf515e4981e7dbbd74c81ec85c5c8c1ad

SHA-256:
e48ce4eed192e7d3e1ad16601ec0f2065836054a910f6c7c2faecf34953df849

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/7/2025 8:03:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.10.20

File size:
1.5 MB (1,546,480 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.gcupdate.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 3:35:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x179662

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

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,538,048 bytes)

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