132fb973-4298-4853-a196-f2c937c3c504-5.exe

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV02.12

Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 132fb973-4298-4853-a196-f2c937c3c504-5.exe, “HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV02.12 exe” by Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) 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 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 platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HQ-VideoV02.12  (signed by Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV02.12

Description:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV02.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
982e3ccc0c22f23787734638620b49e6

SHA-1:
9a3b2f5d3eb27f407b6a3215a466f358b3802472

SHA-256:
a0a9428c63079468e61e5c503b17da71c21430822bf3e7e6dca1b402b3e02850

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:13:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.2.4.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,186,264 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV02.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-2.1cv02.12\132fb973-4298-4853-a196-f2c937c3c504-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
685AE12077846353AA542302DA532ABD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2014 7:04:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xA765F

Entry point:
E8, 73, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7...
 
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Code size:
848.5 KB (868,864 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
132fb973-4298-4853-a196-f2c937c3c504-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-32.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.32:80)

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