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{a081059f-4e06-4f49-9a1e-4b92e171ba25}gw64.sys

Faster Light

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file {a081059f-4e06-4f49-9a1e-4b92e171ba25}gw64.sys by Faster Light has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a Windows 64-bit kernel mode device driver named “{a081059f-4e06-4f49-9a1e-4b92e171ba25}Gw64”. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
StdLib  (signed by Faster Light)

Product:
StdLib

Version:
1.4.4.6 built by: WinDDK

MD5:
3c218dd9fdaf9e34817bcb7d036a462c

SHA-1:
e140b783220a997105cfe8498d733a0a2022a675

SHA-256:
a6a3cefb3df81d1ad2d8cb801ab9daf1dbefb1fed7778a2f9695b2b188bbbf72

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:03:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
680

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3158

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15327

Bitdefender
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
1.0.20.430

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-497
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Tool.NetFilter.313
9.0.1.086

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
8.15.03.27.06

ESET NOD32
Win64/BrowseFox (variant)
9.10542

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BrowseFox
3/27/2015

F-Prot
W64/A-59c9c70a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
11.2015-27-03_6

G Data
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of {e9bebce7-deb3-4ab9-896c-549739f208c5}gw64.sys (Adware)
2015.7.2.1

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.193.14899

McAfee
Artemis!3C218DD9FDAF
5600.6814

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
16.0.0.258

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win64.NetFilter.dnntto
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
11.20150327

nProtect
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
15.02.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.03.27.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
15.3.27.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17EA2692!401221266
23.00.65.15325

Trend Micro House Call
HS_BROWSEFOX.SM
7.2.86

Trend Micro
HS_BROWSEFOX.SM
10.465.27

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37374

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Yotoon.Win64.14
2.0.0.2058

File size:
47.6 KB (48,792 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.4.6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 StdLib

Original file name:
StdLib.sys

File type:
Driver (Win64 SYS)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\{a081059f-4e06-4f49-9a1e-4b92e171ba25}gw64.sys

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:
1/25/2015 4:33:54 PM

OS version:
6.1

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Native (none required)

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:ln7G2EjsnyXeOUEGG0LA8tWFZuL470h6aqxcCT2kvsVRwlZD37bx:9FID6EGnLA8AFJTNEVmDvx

Entry address:
0xC064

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, 4C, 8B, C2, 4C, 8B, C9, E8, 95, FF, FF, FF, 49, 8B, D0, 49, 8B, C9, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, E2, 50, FF, FF, CC, CC, 78, C2, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 54, C6, 00, 00, A0, 91, 00, 00, 28, C1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, DA, CA, 00, 00, 50, 90, 00, 00, D8, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, D2, CB, 00, 00, 00, 90, 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, B6, CB, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, A2, CB, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

Driver
Display name:
{a081059f-4e06-4f49-9a1e-4b92e171ba25}Gw64

Type:
Kernel device driver (KernelDriver)

Group:
PNP_TDI


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