49ad5ae9-abba-427e-a180-97c0cb393c89-6.exe

Media+PlayerVidEd2.1

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 49ad5ae9-abba-427e-a180-97c0cb393c89-6.exe, “Media+PlayerVidEd2.1 exe” by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 16 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 platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Enter  (signed by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Media+PlayerVidEd2.1

Description:
Media+PlayerVidEd2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f76ae7ae4e5db437567ec62c57ae5a69

SHA-1:
5db91232942f3a36791b195375f3000d06605129

SHA-256:
7abac896636423e22b5b2048189a600ba871a52914b46ac74a7085feed56c0f5

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
7/8/2025 1:55:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.yz1@m4cfhNii
6312867

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141228

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.yz1@m4cfhNii
1.0.20.1810

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.yz1@m4cfhNii
9.0.0.4668

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.yz1@m4cfhNii
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.yz1@m4cfhNii
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.MediaPlayerVideo.A
v2014.12.28.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.yz1@m4cfhNii
15.0.0.1086

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.yz1@m4cfhNii
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.28.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
15.1.4.11

File size:
1.4 MB (1,451,496 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Media+PlayerVidEd2.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\media+playervided2.1\49ad5ae9-abba-427e-a180-97c0cb393c89-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/28/2014 7:06:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:acw+F1AJxgIZdp/bWvkuSgL24x09HnfVLhojV27RE2cIEukyTWpSvame4xebCCYN:OtJmMHfxhtXcIEuVTWpSvaF4xebCCYtv

Entry address:
0xB774D

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 60, 84, 52, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 9F, 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, 76, 9A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4094

Code size:
951 KB (973,824 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
49ad5ae9-abba-427e-a180-97c0cb393c89-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.19.12:80)

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