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melondrea.GCUpdate.dll

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

Version:
1.0.5405.38319

MD5:
9d5fef6079d394dfbe658d9c681103b8

SHA-1:
f1412318d9e873ed8c868ab0f6667a9199a328a7

SHA-256:
ffc3f6a5025d526b70cb75589624ec5ed4577dbc2016d443f3a8c0ad43472890

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 4:23:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.10.17

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

Product version:
1.0.5405.38319

Original file name:
melondrea.GCUpdate.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
melondrea

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=melondrea, O=melondrea, 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:
58580E4F32DB4FE90920DADE2B01109D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2014 10:47:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1924A6

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, 6E, 00, 00, 00, E8, 24, 19, 00, E8, 06, 19, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 6D, DF, 14, AB, 50, 14, F7, 47, 92, 4B, 2B, 18, 07, 1D, 2C, 3F, 01, 00, 00, 00, 44, 3A, 5C, 55, 74, 69, 6C, 69, 74, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 71, 74, 76, 77, 32, 6D, 6A, 6F, 2E, 34, 35, 69, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B, 74, 6F, 70, 5C, 44, 65, 73, 6B...
 
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Entropy:
7.3207

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

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

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