21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-11.exe

App Lid

AcDc 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 21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-11.exe by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Lid  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ebf4241703912a435d7498046d707ca9

SHA-1:
d5091eba2c0a5b44052f5d2d80a29804a75a1348

SHA-256:
9408fcc27ace69dca1f383d237cb8c048dc188ba6a833bfd16fcf9efe1eb8f75

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 6:48:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
16.3.27.7

File size:
1.9 MB (2,005,472 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
App Lid.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app lid\21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2015 10:05:57 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:fF4Nx/4Rq6pVYmIKi68aPpSYmqTeZ1V1Dz:S1wpWxKi6Q

Entry address:
0xF5E01

Entry point:
E8, 65, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 98, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 8F, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 82, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 90, D9, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 90, D9, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, FC, EA...
 
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Entropy:
6.8604

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,180,672 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-11

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-45.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.45:80)

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

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