642b11b3-28c1-49c1-b77c-08b23e9efe6f-2.exe

Ge-Force

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 642b11b3-28c1-49c1-b77c-08b23e9efe6f-2.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Ge-Force by Sailor Project which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
iWebar  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
30ede822df77cc2ed93817edf249e605

SHA-1:
978cad4f549c5f64f0c9b411826d328c1494ad38

SHA-256:
061c8aec331352fd74cc0549b0d64963a2041e5e4a41bfadadf9b0efeb577cbd

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:28:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.195.56

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3262

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141213

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47018
9.0.1.0353

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

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.BM!tr
12/19/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14339

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GeForce.A
v2014.12.13.11

McAfee
Program.Artemis!906F84CB6FAA
5600.6912

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dkkrhp
0.28.6.64267

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.13.11

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.13.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141211

Sophos
Generic PUA BM
4.98

File size:
924 KB (946,144 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Ge-Force.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ge-force\642b11b3-28c1-49c1-b77c-08b23e9efe6f-2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 11:59:59 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:
12/13/2014 11:04:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vO7UPu8KWx54iWpBUUkqJ2XXLSL0SpS7UcT7s:vOYPnX6Vk5SL0SpS7UcT7s

Entry address:
0x859C0

Entry point:
E8, 1B, B1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, EB, 4D, 00, E8, 3A, 4E, 00, 00, E8, C2, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, AE, B0, 00, 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, D3, 53, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6106

Code size:
662 KB (677,888 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
642b11b3-28c1-49c1-b77c-08b23e9efe6f-2

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file 642b11b3-28c1-49c1-b77c-08b23e9efe6f-2.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Ge-Force  by Sailor Project
Ge-Force/iWebbar is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
crossrider.com/install/61911-ge-forces
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-53.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.53:80)

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