324668b3-4123-4e81-9d61-23ee3921e9d7-6.exe

Airplane Networks (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 324668b3-4123-4e81-9d61-23ee3921e9d7-6.exe, “HDQ-1.2cV04.01 exe” by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 25 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:
HDQ-1.2cV04.01  (signed by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HDQ-1.2cV04.01

Description:
HDQ-1.2cV04.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f55e6c217e9147e360f13efdc66fd55f

SHA-1:
8a54fb0e76334fbe6d02aafe1592e248468a54af

SHA-256:
1e153f84ad6fdfdac43706ee8d988fac9ba8318b3f5f54b30d292125e16aab86

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 3:43:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.vz1@mCU@!bgi
725

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.02.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.208.148

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3203

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15210

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.vz1@mCU@!bgi
1.0.20.205

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.54850
9.0.1.041

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11139

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
2/10/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.vz1@mCU@!bgi
11.2015-10-02_3

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.vz1@mCU@!bgi
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14895

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2509

Malwarebytes
v2015.02.10.03

McAfee
Artemis!F55E6C217E91
5600.6859

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.vz1@mCU@!bgi
16.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dlqtqr
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.10.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.29f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.3

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AB15
7.2.41

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AB15
10.465.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37336

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.1227
2.0.0.2056

File size:
1.3 MB (1,398,248 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HDQ-1.2cV04.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hdq-1.2cv04.01\324668b3-4123-4e81-9d61-23ee3921e9d7-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Airplane Networks (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:
00ADA185AFC7F23D3C115D613E31289B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/4/2015 1:06:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8KRa6x8ciSJqfQuQjf5RPRTpT4pSY9gD1/0lNF1BEA07J:T4SoQ/RdpT4pSY9q1/0lNF1BEF7J

Entry address:
0xB1E7D

Entry point:
E8, 0A, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 90, C9, 51, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 9D, 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, FF, 9A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3940

Code size:
905.5 KB (927,232 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
324668b3-4123-4e81-9d61-23ee3921e9d7-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-33.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.97.226:80)

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