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HigherAurum.FFUpdate.dll

Higher Aurum

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

Version:
1.0.5171.5482

MD5:
fee35cf8c2c2371954cc70c38d64c753

SHA-1:
452369fede792bc27e63bb2b6d14359fdf473e00

SHA-256:
b87674729e8b803e8a022f34a95ccdd9e58f21b9022ac8304e2b9aa94e0efaac

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:50:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.HigherAurum (M)
16.1.21.12

File size:
449.3 KB (460,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5171.5482

Original file name:
HigherAurum.FFUpdate.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\higher aurum\bin\plugins\higheraurum.ffupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Higher Aurum

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Higher Aurum, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Higher Aurum, 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:
7AC9C1A4A445736B879230C2743EB72C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2014 10:02:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+r5FuD1FO7g+h+HMGXnFqlgGohepwLTonsPYY:+r50fO7g+h4MGXnFk0nPZ

Entry address:
0x7028E

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, 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, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.6719

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

Code size:
441 KB (451,584 bytes)

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