5a7b4524-b01d-4f22-916e-a2605a36a0b8-1-7.exe

Shop and Save Up

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 5a7b4524-b01d-4f22-916e-a2605a36a0b8-1-7.exe, “Shop and Save Up exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) 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 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:
InstallMonetizer  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Shop and Save Up

Description:
Shop and Save Up exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
8b30b9d0b540aa0db84877c5f581f151

SHA-1:
2a59e64d78f62dde802bd6ea50e6a48f6a5194c2

SHA-256:
fbd669d36a19f406f27e2197ed8db38abb3a0806d403d620569d22bf4f58452b

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
6/17/2024 12:01:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
8.3.2.2

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.42770
9.0.1.0277

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.CD potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12349

F-Prot
W32/S-dbad4651
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.1325

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2015.10.04.10

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
15.9.30.13

Sophos
Generic PUA CF (PUA)
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
44246

File size:
1.1 MB (1,106,912 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Shop and Save Up.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\shop and save up\5a7b4524-b01d-4f22-916e-a2605a36a0b8-1-7.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
9/29/2015 9:05:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uIhwOcxJAdbno/ddgcBvEsqqpSV6vTNJM:ugwBgjQdKqpSVoTNJM

Entry address:
0x9DEDB

Entry point:
E8, D4, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5526

Code size:
783.5 KB (802,304 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
5a7b4524-b01d-4f22-916e-a2605a36a0b8-1-7

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  (54.231.41.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

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