5785fa9a-cfad-4969-839f-332eedb125c3-1-7.exe

HQCinema Pro 2.1V02.03

Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 5785fa9a-cfad-4969-839f-332eedb125c3-1-7.exe, “HQCinema Pro 2.1V02.03 exe” by Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments) 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 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 CinemaV02.03  (signed by Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
HQCinema Pro 2.1V02.03

Description:
HQCinema Pro 2.1V02.03 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c7c6e3d234d363ab47d3a2b0f61042d7

SHA-1:
e111712cf4c24a6d0f0ec1302dead8e50bbd69d6

SHA-256:
adf3efe797a7306fee49c7534c61c586b238c62a5ae9549a4d0ade5e314d4dca

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. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 12:51:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
16.3.30.15

File size:
1 MB (1,095,640 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQCinema Pro 2.1V02.03.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqcinema pro 2.1v02.03\5785fa9a-cfad-4969-839f-332eedb125c3-1-7.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
0903CC287C7EEA81D3C21DBB234D320C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2015 6:04:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fjfTxXO8FggtUjKQak0+JeyoRCpSHVtHgT7:fjVHW5KQGTRCpSHV9gT7

Entry address:
0x9DA32

Entry point:
E8, CD, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
782 KB (800,768 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
5785fa9a-cfad-4969-839f-332eedb125c3-1-7

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  (52.216.226.178:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-47.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.47:80)

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