667adfd8-b1c7-4231-b7bc-a08fda60e9b4-5.exe

Ge-Force

ColoColo Apps (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 667adfd8-b1c7-4231-b7bc-a08fda60e9b4-5.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 17 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:
Webar  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
efe5ff80e35063a3ba733ad2bec7bbbf

SHA-1:
8f3efcbca8142765be1b2c708fbe1c89c2463c7b

SHA-256:
9939ff34d4d6978dd97c393d410b7b946e9548e5ac0051086eb62bbf30b5fc5e

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:50:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.iv1@mG6Cd7kO
6460321

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.205.178

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15128

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.iv1@mG6Cd7kO
1.0.20.140

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.iv1@mG6Cd7kO
9.0.0.4799

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.iv1@mG6Cd7kO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.iv1@mG6Cd7kO
15.1.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2465

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayer.A
v2015.02.19.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.iv1@mG6Cd7kO
16.0.0.84

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.iv1@mG6Cd7kO
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.28.11

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

Sophos
Generic PUA JO
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36666

File size:
1.1 MB (1,182,680 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\667adfd8-b1c7-4231-b7bc-a08fda60e9b4-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 9:04:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BQD5LBY9oIJ1xpxGI/JayYKDGZKhN5vpSooTaUZ:E5sNfGgaKDPvpSooT9

Entry address:
0xAA5CF

Entry point:
E8, 73, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 5E, 5F, C3, F7...
 
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Code size:
855.5 KB (876,032 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
667adfd8-b1c7-4231-b7bc-a08fda60e9b4-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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