494c6966-77b7-41d4-9ef9-ef4a6f4cb4c9-4.exe

Wifi Protector BI

Krance Development

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 494c6966-77b7-41d4-9ef9-ef4a6f4cb4c9-4.exe, “Wifi Protector BI exe” by Krance Development has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
WFprotect  (signed by Krance Development)

Product:
Wifi Protector BI

Description:
Wifi Protector BI exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a082a3db3584185da3e6e4716ea28078

SHA-1:
c464a1229144878a174ac8d74efb0297ceb96e0a

SHA-256:
38bad3d1570f44cc7e6142db4521ba19a33e25161a3619277c60a81a82b3df48

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:05:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.3.4.13

File size:
1.5 MB (1,545,120 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Wifi Protector BI.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wifi protector bi\494c6966-77b7-41d4-9ef9-ef4a6f4cb4c9-4.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

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

Subject:
CN=Krance Development, O=Krance Development, 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:
2F8A4746EB05936853BC17805C72D300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/28/2014 4:37:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xF17B0

Entry point:
E8, C3, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, F6, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, ED, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, E0, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 34, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, C0, 85, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7E, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, C0, 85, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 3F, EE...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,166,848 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
494c6966-77b7-41d4-9ef9-ef4a6f4cb4c9-4

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-48.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.48:80)

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