68a71867-5796-408b-ae78-82bda3d4ec33-6.exe

Selecao Technologies (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 68a71867-5796-408b-ae78-82bda3d4ec33-6.exe, “PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 exe” by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 23 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:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01  (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01

Description:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
345a930618dff7ffadf1eb5073c4d25f

SHA-1:
3767005e00995f84461bae7eeaaf8558ba277aa4

SHA-256:
8772e263ca6b45a3593ce16eb082b19efa16bb1f69b5ba85449872dd8fc9c99c

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:00:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@m07ymCdi
6428453

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.204.248

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15130

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@m07ymCdi
1.0.20.120

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@m07ymCdi
9.0.0.4799

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/30/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@m07ymCdi
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@m07ymCdi
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14783

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.24.09

McAfee
Artemis!EBE771CABB59
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@m07ymCdi
16.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.dmxcon
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@k07ymCdi
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.24.09

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.11

Sophos
Generic PUA DK
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36666

File size:
1.2 MB (1,248,232 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plushd q-9.1v24.01\68a71867-5796-408b-ae78-82bda3d4ec33-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Selecao Technologies (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:
3F2791037D410A199539AA4A99F7DEB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/23/2015 3:06:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KIJVFnTx1+Eerlxny6pW4sUQT/pSVYLQ0bRuL1e:KIJtveh1yaQT/pSVYs0bRuL1e

Entry address:
0x951E8

Entry point:
E8, 99, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E0, A3, 4F, 00, E8, F2, 76, 00, 00, E8, C6, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 2C, 01, 01, 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, 3E, 8E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4177

Code size:
770 KB (788,480 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
68a71867-5796-408b-ae78-82bda3d4ec33-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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