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AdvanceElite.GCUpdate.dll

TasticSurf

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

Version:
1.0.5434.28425

MD5:
fc264afa6445c20936b3123822447dbf

SHA-1:
3e684050980d5eb5df9cb65b117d137fc1743e7c

SHA-256:
b938095942f6c41213cade3956e68db76c80c540d96240a1c42a3f4ba70c8c27

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 1:37:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.TasticSurf (M)
16.2.7.11

File size:
1.6 MB (1,648,368 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5434.28425

Original file name:
AdvanceElite.GCUpdate.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TasticSurf

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/4/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TasticSurf, O=TasticSurf, 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:
6D2C37BF960997763055AC9274C52D6C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2014 5:17:37 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gSKFo5NXQCmFrRaFoG90PyROx4ddaZgzktWZ/e2LQ+ijONYDEH/nAMrtfUu+XQ7p:BD/aZgzktWZrK5EH/nrWutvftUyND

Entry address:
0x1924DA

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, 71, 00, 00, 00, 1C, 25, 19, 00, 1C, 07, 19, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 42, 0C, 8A, 54, C7, B3, 98, 4B, 80, 9B, 04, E6, 28, 95, 45, 8C, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 70, 74, 6E, 67, 72, 64, 6F, 70, 2E, 62, 6E, 75, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
7.3225

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

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

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