1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-4.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-4.exe, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) 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:
App  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1

Description:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ff4ba4b52631c5938be326f880238013

SHA-1:
a58a07eba4660320c154b1f8c2989228bf867c27

SHA-256:
5881910b3418d8da0152ebb15b6fbb8b5118f3bfd4469a7e7547d3caa83016fa

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:
4/16/2024 4:53:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kaNICKdO
775

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.196.12

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141221

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kaNICKdO
1.0.20.1775

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47263
9.0.1.0355

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

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kaNICKdO
11.2014-21-12_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kaNICKdO
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!FF4BA4B52631
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kaNICKdO
15.0.0.1065

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.21.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.21.22

Sophos
Generic PUA KF
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35780

File size:
1.3 MB (1,369,568 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-4.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 5:04:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8Cz0Bxq7/6EZPXrk9N+xLFFmUxEFLi+taCO7mz93MX/ApSOQZTp5:8Cz07g6sQyFFmUYLBZOpX/ApSOmTp5

Entry address:
0xCEECB

Entry point:
E8, C5, E4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, F8, E5, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, EF, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, E2, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 99, 43, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, D0, DE, 52, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 72, 2D, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, D0, DE, 52, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 9A, D2...
 
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Entropy:
6.6677

Code size:
967.5 KB (990,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-4

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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