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Gravity Space

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application updater.exe by Gravity Space has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update Mgr GravitySpace”. 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:
Gravity Space  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5674.30378

MD5:
c6a4f76f647737649c59f9ca231a91a8

SHA-1:
0bcb6778e7542e35d7f48acba44a8be75bd4f38d

SHA-256:
cd364f0ff2e0bed7ad66bf7e87319c8a0103222a330c795eeca0e0f73775bde3

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 6:43:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.07.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
8.3.1.6

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.BrowseFox
15.7.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GravitySpace.A
v2015.07.16.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dtkglw
0.30.24.2487

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.16.01

File size:
559.3 KB (572,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5674.30378

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\f4ec396c-3454-45dd-b141-69ee6db2debb\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Gravity Space

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/11/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Gravity Space, O=Gravity Space, L=Los Angeles, 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:
069199CEBFB30E0185647CAD590BB2AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2015 4:52:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gzWTZzDU2pCTVEhDEyeavM5G44VTfZcIAPaEtv+bbBrb94kZr:gz0oSCTKhDBM0XVDZ1B/iG

Entry address:
0x253E7

Entry point:
E8, 19, D9, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 20, 35, 48, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, 43, 49, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 20, 35, 48, 00, FF, 15, 48, 51, 45, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 20, 35, 48, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 80, 51, 45, 00, 53, E8, EF, 9F, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 40, 36, 48, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
6.4823

Code size:
335.5 KB (343,552 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Mgr GravitySpace

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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