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updatefasterlight.exe

Faster Light

Part of the Yontoo web browser plugin (delivers advertisements to the web browser in the form of injected banners, text-links, popups, etc.) the updater mechanism for Faster Light will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatefasterlight.exe by Faster Light has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Faster Light  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5448.40319

MD5:
8d516a9459b51491c58c22629e8d7363

SHA-1:
84445e34d83814bf163f018c0affeb4bdb47e65a

SHA-256:
577b3724a3f659b43e8733b12bb5d1c69b884417325ba888e8f051aa622e6342

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 11:33:09 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.3.16

File size:
511.2 KB (523,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5448.40319

Original file name:
FasterLight2014120206.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\faster light\updatefasterlight.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Faster Light

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Faster Light, O=Faster Light, L=Santa Monica, 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:
697399BCAA43E2F4228493C765EB81CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2014 7:24:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x7F966

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

Code size:
502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

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