2ce809a4-44e7-40aa-8c37-1caef4ef99ad-5.exe

Armageddon Labs (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 2ce809a4-44e7-40aa-8c37-1caef4ef99ad-5.exe, “Object Browser exe” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 17 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:
Object Browser  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Object Browser

Description:
Object Browser exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
addd382315a0f05987c396fcb2c4cadf

SHA-1:
a17e2b69e32d926f60804d52987eda50ce311df4

SHA-256:
3650a8ce57a8a6a986e51d3e9e1c274eaab8d9467575cfbf30923bc9918da60e

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 6:29:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm0n!AfO
6217426

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.197.44

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3252

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm0n!AfO
1.0.20.1780

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.48358
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm0n!AfO
9.0.0.4668

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm0n!AfO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm0n!AfO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2014.12.22.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm0n!AfO
15.0.0.1068

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm0n!AfO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.22.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
15.1.4.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,080 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Object Browser.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\object browser\2ce809a4-44e7-40aa-8c37-1caef4ef99ad-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (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:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/21/2014 12:33:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7G7cMAQTAb9YQFxZ3L2rw82Ihm6K/UNLWCh+Y4PepShSWTp5:JGMp7ArNthbRWChpcepShSWTr

Entry address:
0xA131F

Entry point:
E8, 73, 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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Code size:
793.5 KB (812,544 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
2ce809a4-44e7-40aa-8c37-1caef4ef99ad-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
2ce809a4-44e7-40aa-8c37-1caef4ef99ad-5.exe \rawdata=opvdbwp9qzrz0mw2c53vrvt0wpxbbocwddigkneyu


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.32:80)

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