1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-2.exe

BrowserAppsPlus2.1

BadFinger Project (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 1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-2.exe, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 22 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:
App  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1

Description:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
70dea44a22b18f97d955de1959058ae9

SHA-1:
777dceee5a84fa2c9ad101ba7d6825efc1104610

SHA-256:
48e8aee7dbf1df7fdf2140770dc97a6afef316561a26799d82cbca008ca16056

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:18:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@k01JjVaO
775

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.196.12

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141221

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@k01JjVaO
1.0.20.1775

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10886

F-Prot
W32/S-a64d6097
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@k01JjVaO
11.2014-21-12_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@k01JjVaO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2760

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserAppsPlus.A
v2014.12.21.10

McAfee
Artemis!70DEA44A22B1
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@k01JjVaO
15.0.0.1065

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.21.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141219

Sophos
Generic PUA HH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35780

File size:
859 KB (879,584 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browserappsplus2.1\1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2014 5:04:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rNnmvArPxxQ4SKadMyPrpQ15rVupSUZTfJC:rNnmIrpu4SrMyQ5upSUZThC

Entry address:
0x798A0

Entry point:
E8, DB, AE, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 50, D5, 4C, 00, E8, FA, 4B, 00, 00, E8, A7, 40, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6E, AE, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 04, 52, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6347

Code size:
591.5 KB (605,696 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-2

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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