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holdpage.gcupdate.dll

middle pages

This is the Google Chrome extension manager/updater for the Yontoo middle pages branded web browser plugin which injects banners, text-link and popup ads in the Chorme browser. The module holdpage.gcupdate.dll by middle pages has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. 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:
middle pages  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5499.42386

MD5:
4a71a21f192d8aa7a6f320db73136d20

SHA-1:
2bd7c4b0d6b49d675c33660c879f191270d43072

SHA-256:
8e2efe9fcd1308fcf9b8b168b6162159d495dff3a13467de741f5d9a3bc2635d

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 4:21:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
734

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.206.64

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3212

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.1521

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
1.0.20.160

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
8.15.02.01.05

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.L potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11103

F-Prot
W32/S-18d1a68a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
11.2015-01-02_1

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14818

McAfee
BrowseFox.g
5600.6868

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
16.0.0.96

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.AL
15.01.30.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.708
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.middlepages
15.2.1.5

Sophos
Generic PUA CL
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
37132

File size:
1.6 MB (1,648,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5499.42386

Original file name:
HoldPage.GCUpdate2015012207.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hold page\bin\plugins\holdpage.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
middle pages

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/3/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=middle pages, O=middle pages, 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:
01FD540333A96486522A2EDFD3C2E0B3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2015 7:32:59 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:61WJRGwOwzpzRl7Cu3f1UEbBJS8iq9IzLJvwM/1o3A98yvuI51Hh+h9UHO:61WHZUEbBvi5JYB02+1Hkhmu

Entry address:
0x19260E

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:
7.3208

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

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,640,448 bytes)

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