5529e90b-72d1-454c-ace7-5372edca4f7b-6.exe

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV13.12

BadFinger Project (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 5529e90b-72d1-454c-ace7-5372edca4f7b-6.exe, “HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV13.12 exe” by BadFinger Project (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:
HQ-VideoV13.12  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV13.12

Description:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV13.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
bb2fce4e62e87bc5586f7360808b0602

SHA-1:
0b3783fb14e7a37d245cf9aed6e97703908aced0

SHA-256:
29de9a8eec0f03fbe93e1c4a8a34b8f7475b072234bb913c9abee5a4f26943d5

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:
5/9/2024 6:30:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.195.52

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141214

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3260

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141219

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20407

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10872

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14380

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2797

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideo.A
v2014.12.14.12

McAfee
Artemis!B41C2672B090
5600.6912

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.14.11

Sophos
Generic PUA MG
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35686

File size:
1.4 MB (1,463,264 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV13.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-2.1cv13.12\5529e90b-72d1-454c-ace7-5372edca4f7b-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2014 7:06:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PL2TpZu9KMxlhQiI453Mtt8/AtIkABTppSYWJJr6FNuOrCuupd:P4pZu3RIhttfaTppSYWJJr6yOrCuupd

Entry address:
0xB264D

Entry point:
E8, 1A, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, AD, 52, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, AD, 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, FF, 9A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3579

Code size:
918 KB (940,032 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
5529e90b-72d1-454c-ace7-5372edca4f7b-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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