5de23067-ea1c-4f2e-b071-86ea20e69c6b.exe

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12

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 5de23067-ea1c-4f2e-b071-86ea20e69c6b.exe, “HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 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 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:
HQ-VideoV14.12  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12

Description:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
452ea8eb03b24edd8e4aed2bba236eba

SHA-1:
f0dd187295123e8b3766e9b5e1fc574229a5e00a

SHA-256:
7251a17b1e47025172900306414d12cbf8fc58b2c5cdee7d20709607166667a7

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 3:21:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.xu1@kWD9l5eO
6129736

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.195.56

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3261

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141214

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.xu1@kWD9l5eO
1.0.20.1740

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47167
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.xu1@kWD9l5eO
9.0.0.4668

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

F-Prot
W32/S-a64d6097
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.xu1@kWD9l5eO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.xu1@kWD9l5eO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideo.A
v2014.12.14.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!10E32491A0DD
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.xu1@kWD9l5eO
15.0.0.1044

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.xu1@kWD9l5eO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.14.06

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.e
14.12.14.5

Sophos
Generic PUA EP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
369 KB (377,824 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-2.1cv14.12\5de23067-ea1c-4f2e-b071-86ea20e69c6b.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 12:59:59 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:
12/14/2014 2:02:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:497UBoiPC60S8t829HM5Jcy6duTsCpTBpoE8:4Z/SW9HM5JfgCpT/o

Entry address:
0x286A0

Entry point:
E8, FE, AA, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B...
 
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Code size:
270.5 KB (276,992 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
5de23067-ea1c-4f2e-b071-86ea20e69c6b

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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