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36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-5.exe

Apps Hat

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application 36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-5.exe by Sailor Project 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 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:
Nero  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
Apps Hat

Description:
Apps Hat exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
24dbdcce89bdd0358df96a8e26120efb

SHA-1:
9622469362821b34046ec9d459ea519271442007

SHA-256:
99ba0bc3ca04da95a7e3d513cb53f97d6a83d7b342feb3bb3ddca2c6a7fd33ce

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.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:48:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.171.238

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-N [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3350

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.GoogUpdate
4.0.3.14915

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AR (variant)
8.10413

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ca05ad12-adb4-42a9-9a7d-4e9e0ba3b958-5.exe (Adware)
2014.11.14.20

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserApps.A
v2014.09.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.g
14.9.15.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14913

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33086

File size:
996.4 KB (1,020,264 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Apps Hat.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\apps hat\36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sailor Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, 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:
47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/13/2014 11:04:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YDeReBcjz1xcJyvRMeI8EASbKwpSeYTWx:pReBALVvfIowpSeYTWx

Entry address:
0x8EA58

Entry point:
E8, D9, E5, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 38, 07, 4F, 00, E8, 82, 74, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 4E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6C, E5, 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, 32, AB, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
723 KB (740,352 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-5

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-50-63-202-33.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.33:80)

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

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