1b81d919-d6a8-47f2-afc5-288f7f0cb640-11.exe

Neon Alchemist Station

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 1b81d919-d6a8-47f2-afc5-288f7f0cb640-11.exe, “H-Quality-1.6V14.10 exe” by Neon Alchemist Station 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:
H-Quality-1.6V14.10  (signed by Neon Alchemist Station)

Product:
H-Quality-1.6V14.10

Description:
H-Quality-1.6V14.10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
8bf8107a97ef7212f0b34d7d10810b76

SHA-1:
164be7ac959e4bf3bbef0feae8965118bce85597

SHA-256:
2d27387ab0fa18d7d2470b2b78f5b80dfc48f6171bf4ca682ed979e651204646

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:
4/24/2024 6:42:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
844

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Plush.1.294
7.11.179.12

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-141014

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1435

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.10.14.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10576

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-14-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
v2014.10.14.05

McAfee
Artemis!EFFDCC13D621
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.861

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
14.10.14.4

Sophos
Generic PUA NC
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

File size:
1.9 MB (2,018,216 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
H-Quality-1.6V14.10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\h-quality-1.6v14.10\1b81d919-d6a8-47f2-afc5-288f7f0cb640-11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Neon Alchemist Station, O=Neon Alchemist Station, 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:
4682924DB7F76F78C4C54215DBB9CE75

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2014 3:41:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:O0plY81Nj5jMQIFW6xvOnuybwxyFGEK+WDdyH5ZECOe1pS+WfZT2HBtXf9Nt+iJk:OmVSNOnBMZEIDSJOe1pS+cTqZ1V1DzW

Entry address:
0xF4EE1

Entry point:
E8, CD, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 00, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, F7, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, EA, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 50, DD, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 50, DD, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 64, ED...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,180,672 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
1b81d919-d6a8-47f2-afc5-288f7f0cb640-11

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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