1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-5.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-5.exe, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 19 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 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:
App  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1

Description:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f3e70386c5b39c412ad0f3db46ecf114

SHA-1:
e02e103ae835db0a5660322a60f5f10627b9c64b

SHA-256:
71e0e4f63e7baf93982721a5eabe019e571cbcce8c6fd6e0afdea45e0a7d0421

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/25/2024 5:12:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@kG2UDkpO
775

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.gv1@kG2UDkpO
1.0.20.1775

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

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@kG2UDkpO
11.2014-21-12_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@kG2UDkpO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
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!F3E70386C5B3
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@kG2UDkpO
15.0.0.1065

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
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 OA
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35780

File size:
1.1 MB (1,154,528 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-5.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 5:04:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bNCUcV25apx+7xDoa7tt3QVV2NNggpSmtshrTh:bNC1Xf+tDLt92gpSmteTh

Entry address:
0xA453F

Entry point:
E8, 71, 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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Entropy:
6.5625

Code size:
819.5 KB (839,168 bytes)

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

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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