41e99822-ab50-48a8-a0c4-26746ec24416-7.exe

TotalPlusHD-3.1V20.11

Winston Project

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 41e99822-ab50-48a8-a0c4-26746ec24416-7.exe, “TotalPlusHD-3.1V20.11 exe” by Winston 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:
HDPlus-3.1TotalV20.11  (signed by Winston Project)

Product:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V20.11

Description:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V20.11 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
213535fc7811ec889011c3eb9a079a59

SHA-1:
68eb53249bd2bc4158e1085a59676ee67c4b3fc8

SHA-256:
494d5a0840eb12da3c701df2cf58084defba538a513a8280e9d5a647e653d4db

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:
4/23/2024 9:28:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kigxTioO
5805142

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.187.188

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
141119-1

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kigxTioO
1.0.20.1620

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

F-Prot
W32/A-73a7935c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kigxTioO
11.2014-20-11_5

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kigxTioO
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.20.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kigxTioO
15.0.0.972

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.20.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.11.29.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
34948

File size:
1.1 MB (1,138,584 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V20.11.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\totalplushd-3.1v20.11\41e99822-ab50-48a8-a0c4-26746ec24416-7.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Winston Project, O=Winston 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:
00B312FD1B7F10CF48C48080B24091FB8E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 2:06:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DPjzeVn8xsICMqm5HooS8T2q/UpSC/TQIG:/LVCMTHAQUpSC/T1G

Entry address:
0xA0352

Entry point:
E8, CF, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5586

Code size:
812.5 KB (832,000 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
41e99822-ab50-48a8-a0c4-26746ec24416-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
41e99822-ab50-48a8-a0c4-26746ec24416-7.exe \rawdata=a6kjwjmuheo7bnhybnm3epf4p0qkazrcmr4gctr7+


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-57.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.57:80)

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