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specialbox.gcupdate.dll

Special Box

This is the Google Chrome extension manager/updater for the Yontoo Special Box branded web browser plugin which injects banners, text-link and popup ads in the Chorme browser. The module specialbox.gcupdate.dll by Special Box has been detected as adware by 12 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:
Special Box  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5565.4401

MD5:
e2fa89d672b62694aa85e8d687ee981c

SHA-1:
7cd01c4a616d0a378a04e1db41d3d30ea4f7a0f0

SHA-256:
d52a69e91043a1199a2c7fc96cc8f6e8bdfe9194916dc7ebbee0571d93a492e9

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:54:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
3.6.1.96

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3156

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15328

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.087

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11391

F-Prot
W32/S-5d625b95
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.9.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sanbreel.A
v2015.03.28.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.8.659

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM23.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.SpecialBox
15.4.14.13

File size:
1.4 MB (1,500,400 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5565.4401

Original file name:
SpecialBox.GCUpdate2015032810.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Neovisno o jeziku

Common path:
C:\Program Files\special box\bin\plugins\specialbox.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Special Box

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Special Box, O=Special Box, 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:
68F233DC671BBE554282D38DFEB31C19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/28/2015 11:27:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pcZulu+pS0+M3tb0pvaep5Zx6qm+IllsQUfIKKuZAP215LXl6++lI:Pu/0J3tCieDK/sQxKbFL6++u

Entry address:
0x16E35A

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

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,491,968 bytes)

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