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factfire.gcupdate.dll

Fact Fire

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

Version:
1.0.5559.3836

MD5:
ab560a573ec00e9bfe7daf5c910fa962

SHA-1:
1e4b7099418e7cfb9f12d6f1d22b40b18228cfc9

SHA-256:
fd0f91614a7ea8a7dfea05f1acba36074ed4336dad64e95fda5df4460efc3367

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/20/2024 2:19:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.11.11

File size:
1.4 MB (1,479,408 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5559.3836

Original file name:
FactFire.GCUpdate2015032210.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\fact fire\bin\plugins\factfire.gcupdate.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fact Fire

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fact Fire, O=Fact Fire, L=Santa Monica, 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:
5B70F89CFCCA24F1F741F575A33A7EDD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2015 7:08:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1691AE

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, 90, 16, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, B0, 31, 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:
6.8301

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

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,470,976 bytes)

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