updategroovedock.exe

GrooveDock

Part of the Yontoo web browser plugin (delivers advertisements to the web browser in the form of injected banners, text-links, popups, etc.) the updater mechanism for GrooveDock will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updategroovedock.exe by GrooveDock has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update GrooveDock”.
Publisher:
GrooveDock  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5368.7139

MD5:
5cd9f3a9b4feeb83b0b34e64b425ced5

SHA-1:
88ec97324f55e2f333cb39dc843f1e0f768b4192

SHA-256:
8a31aad3cd99194a0561f5366855463c789acbff93a5956572fb2282d93afd5e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:10:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.GrooveDock (M)
16.2.4.19

File size:
315.8 KB (323,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5368.7139

Original file name:
GrooveDock.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\groovedock\updategroovedock.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GrooveDock, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=GrooveDock, 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:
0C7421B6412CA84DD678EF8B3B2645BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 1:58:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mZRfAzVdSNy4zQsm7mB7d7LaemrMMLMNzoAAyk4UTJixLwg1XbGloO0We:mZRfo4rILOcA6mRj

Entry address:
0x4EBBA

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

Code size:
307 KB (314,368 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update GrooveDock

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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