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478c68a8-0496-4731-a071-6c1f8c7c91ad.exe

Torpedo

Laroste Apps

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 478c68a8-0496-4731-a071-6c1f8c7c91ad.exe by Laroste Apps has been detected as adware by 9 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:
Laroste Apps  (signed and verified)

Product:
Torpedo

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
dc3ee22aadb08140d35befbe161a7fd5

SHA-1:
ead79fb6562b744c0ccf1942341b4384b074ee67

SHA-256:
9f8cc927f37df408f75a9ad823f12f90ef1b866312ede3f821d45a333623113d

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
5/10/2024 12:49:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.180.70

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3311

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141025

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AS (variant)
8.10599

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.LarosteApps.e
14.10.25.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34130

File size:
31.9 KB (32,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
TorpedoCh.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hquality-v3v05.10\478c68a8-0496-4731-a071-6c1f8c7c91ad.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Laroste Apps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Laroste Apps, O=Laroste Apps, 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:
009EFC01D81F792E8B74E2AA245D97A66B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/4/2014 12:41:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:qoaRHFxTS9acVNVdlA959NepemnXin9SC:UHX+fdlXcmnW9SC

Entry address:
0x821E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.4116

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
478c68a8-0496-4731-a071-6c1f8c7c91ad

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
478c68a8-0496-4731-a071-6c1f8c7c91ad.exe 001911 4c29bfd0e1bb40eebb781cb062efeb7die 61762 14


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