454a63e6-0717-4af8-8588-70610598b405-6.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 454a63e6-0717-4af8-8588-70610598b405-6.exe by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 10 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:
iWebar  (signed by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
7a6eb670059c86e1d9d230a9a5e20027

SHA-1:
dc235f8467592e17e5d074d41a63282098645ac1

SHA-256:
66761fd9073b70b7ca0ced84715aa5251f1c9e61c75022c4657b03cd147d975e

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/27/2024 12:33:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141228

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.hqX@lqYcmybi
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.12.28.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
15.1.4.11

Sophos
PUA 'AppRider' (of type Adware)
5.09

File size:
1.4 MB (1,428,968 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iwebar\454a63e6-0717-4af8-8588-70610598b405-6.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:
12/26/2014 1:06:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6XhPUxq4FhxIN3Y+IJ2R05nnKDST0pSi/vjWorR5yyzUkJ:6GPhAY+tSnAST0pSi/vjWe5yyzNJ

Entry address:
0xB117D

Entry point:
E8, 12, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 68, 46, 52, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 35, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, 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, 9F, 8D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
901.5 KB (923,136 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
454a63e6-0717-4af8-8588-70610598b405-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.49.193:80)

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