07050b38-1064-4757-a89c-fb7383a998f7-4.exe

Apps Hat

Krance Development

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application 07050b38-1064-4757-a89c-fb7383a998f7-4.exe by Krance Development has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Nero  (signed by Krance Development)

Product:
Apps Hat

Description:
Apps Hat exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
5b061eb6e3bce87f45b2d9a041d04952

SHA-1:
d24ea37fb32d252a50efeddbef332343bf3626ea

SHA-256:
931f5858cf560bc89fb8b2181a6a0ed7fa2a39871cc414c0a85914445040acfe

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:50:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433849
853

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.05

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Kazy.433849.24
7.11.176.142

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3331

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433849
1.0.20.1385

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.34480
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433849
14.10.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)
8.10512

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
10/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-9e906728
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433849
11.2014-04-10_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433849
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3135

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsHat.A
v2014.10.04.05

McAfee
Artemis!08F5033BB5D6
5600.6984

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433849
15.0.0.831

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.04.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.10.4.15

Sophos
Generic PUA IN
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33624

File size:
1.4 MB (1,474,464 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Apps Hat.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\apps hat\07050b38-1064-4757-a89c-fb7383a998f7-4.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Krance Development, O=Krance Development, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2F8A4746EB05936853BC17805C72D300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/3/2014 9:34:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5hcpg72fjgMCUZxzcp85gn1TxX8AdG+iZHUApTJp4+jOgfXpSgbkeTM3a:5hcSSMxmcpTnDxd0HN4+jpfXpSgbpTMq

Entry address:
0xE8CF0

Entry point:
E8, B9, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, EC, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, E3, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, D6, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 34, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 80, 7C, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7E, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 80, 7C, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 35, EE...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,099,264 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
07050b38-1064-4757-a89c-fb7383a998f7-4

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\07050b38-1064-4757-a89c-fb7383a998f7-4.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-33.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

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