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surftastic.gcupdate.dll

Surftastic

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

Version:
1.0.5477.24210

MD5:
642b97d088800e7f0c5eecb66541b2a9

SHA-1:
0a009cce2bc050777dd1e32b3c5271b84e8cce9a

SHA-256:
7c1386807a25247113d8dc4517e5e7e1b4cfb4a12172d0ef78c70161ab54024d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
6/17/2024 1:45:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo (M)
17.3.14.10

File size:
1.6 MB (1,648,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5477.24210

Original file name:
Surftastic.GCUpdate2014123021.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Surftastic

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/23/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Surftastic, O=Surftastic, 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:
5075CED200701322868158A770FEC231

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/31/2014 5:27:08 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x19262E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.3174

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

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,640,448 bytes)

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