1d4cd6f9-e90c-4aff-9e76-fea48bf8349d-4.exe

Media+PlayerVidEd2.0

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 1d4cd6f9-e90c-4aff-9e76-fea48bf8349d-4.exe, “Media+PlayerVidEd2.0 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 23 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:
Enter  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Media+PlayerVidEd2.0

Description:
Media+PlayerVidEd2.0 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
5c187391fa14918362c8bd24425f5328

SHA-1:
a39349746cfcd52b8c06786a77c9628918728867

SHA-256:
2db9819786c87f8f3f47128a62f6fd4e4187482313cc59b90ee5cbd075a16219

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 6:01:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.zv1@kCXvbkhO
785

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.194.194

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AP [PUP]
2014.9-141212

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3263

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141212

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.zv1@kCXvbkhO
1.0.20.1730

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.46928
9.0.1.0352

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10867

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.zv1@kCXvbkhO
11.2014-12-12_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.zv1@kCXvbkhO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2808

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayerVideo.A
v2014.12.12.10

McAfee
Artemis!B854271B39D7
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.zv1@kCXvbkhO
15.0.0.1038

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.12.10

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.12.10

Sophos
Generic PUA IO
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1212
7.2.352

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35656

File size:
1.4 MB (1,473,504 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Media+PlayerVidEd2.0.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\media+playervided2.0\1d4cd6f9-e90c-4aff-9e76-fea48bf8349d-4.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/12/2014 2:04:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MuKJmH97XWjvPT4IxPUyRrrk2Max4Lf6WlOWLmHqBI859+hTlpSSJTv:MuDdCDbtUyZkiyfXOuV59MTlpSSJTv

Entry address:
0xE8FBB

Entry point:
E8, 3D, FE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 70, FF, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 67, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 5A, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, C9, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, F0, 74, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 13, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, F0, 74, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D4, EB...
 
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Entropy:
6.6097

Code size:
1 MB (1,095,168 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
1d4cd6f9-e90c-4aff-9e76-fea48bf8349d-4

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
1d4cd6f9-e90c-4aff-9e76-fea48bf8349d-4.exe \rawdata=v0hgrjy1vdqub0lcmfwofxfktnfcc2p136skojcz2


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-53.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.53:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

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