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3563a211-8d55-4612-a9e9-6785a22f9d76-5.exe

PlusHD-V1.9

Bright circle investments Ltd.

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application 3563a211-8d55-4612-a9e9-6785a22f9d76-5.exe by Bright circle investments has been detected as adware by 21 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 distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
PlusHDv1.9  (signed by Bright circle investments Ltd.)

Product:
PlusHD-V1.9

Description:
PlusHD-V1.9 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
dabd4959756217d3ab194d5981c59b42

SHA-1:
cb6ebdeee26eb992971ab938a48fd7dc7d0aaf6d

SHA-256:
38be5d9581c626de57f1811c71cadb8efb375b7224ce43ae519605a60d61c688

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 8:38:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
873

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.07.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.15278
7.11.163.234

AVG
Brightcircle
2015.0.3392

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AdLoad
4.0.3.14915

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.1290

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18965

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.14.09.15.11

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2014-15-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.0.0.774

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbskrg
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.05.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Brightcircleinvestments.g
14.7.17.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14803

Sophos
Generic PUA BN
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07FR14
7.2.258

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
459.6 KB (470,584 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
PlusHD-V1.9.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plushd-v1.9\3563a211-8d55-4612-a9e9-6785a22f9d76-5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bright circle investments Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/20/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bright circle investments Ltd., O=Bright circle investments Ltd., 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:
4347D0F2AD67F1767C932B3BFBEA7713

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/27/2014 12:02:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WTMlgkhn/mnvbmaGl2ZMYuTJj7nIEliMaR9dNwsaLpTBIwFvb/:WQJn/mnvbdZM5Nj7nIEaR9ULpTewl

Entry address:
0x3B436

Entry point:
E8, FF, CA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, FF, 46, 00, E8, 04, 4A, 00, 00, E8, 78, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 92, CA, 00, 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, 5C, 52, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
364.5 KB (373,248 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3563a211-8d55-4612-a9e9-6785a22f9d76-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
3563a211-8d55-4612-a9e9-6785a22f9d76-5.exe \qoolzdvwe \bwwze='plushd-v1.9' \qhwatmw=59570 \sc


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