23c81313-34c3-4bea-96f4-c2807731f1fd-6.exe

HDtubeV1.6V09.12

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 23c81313-34c3-4bea-96f4-c2807731f1fd-6.exe, “HDtubeV1.6V09.12 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 15 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:
HDTubeV09.12  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HDtubeV1.6V09.12

Description:
HDtubeV1.6V09.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ec87bc2fac00dc6091ad61abd9ff05da

SHA-1:
eae2884e1c6d55dcaf548ec4d115f25b6b224504

SHA-256:
55127940fd2c443dd5cd8a2b5a8485240fbd1a48bedafde3335b278aba441b14

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 5:31:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.193.180

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3266

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141219

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/19/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDTube.A
v2014.12.09.12

McAfee
Artemis!D9F481B0E3FE
5600.6912

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.09.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.9.0

Sophos
Generic PUA EP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
1.3 MB (1,378,784 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HDtubeV1.6V09.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hdtubev1.6v09.12\23c81313-34c3-4bea-96f4-c2807731f1fd-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 5:59:59 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:
12/8/2014 5:06:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4D5eNtFS8Yyhx4JxfEPqmQorF/zHFT0pSLJby98KIh:/9XHkfjm7T0pSLJb08KIh

Entry address:
0xAC706

Entry point:
E8, 51, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, 0E, 52, 00, E8, B4, 76, 00, 00, E8, 86, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E4, 00, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, A8, 9B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4079

Code size:
878.5 KB (899,584 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
23c81313-34c3-4bea-96f4-c2807731f1fd-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-19-222-54.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.222.54:80)

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