7c925269-aaa0-4c39-ab84-deabd397de0a-6.exe

PalMall

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 7c925269-aaa0-4c39-ab84-deabd397de0a-6.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 15 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:
BND  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
PalMall

Description:
PalMall exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1609d8ceb149a6bee76f1143c0383a9a

SHA-1:
e37ca01c3b2946595cab8f30ddef60022764e63d

SHA-256:
6a9ea441a5bb407233c9b98fe3686c24da0147849ac8b2703df56e3524984233

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 6:18:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.194.0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3260

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141215

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10854

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/19/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2793

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PalMall.A
v2014.12.15.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!C5CD52EFCAFF
5600.6912

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.15.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.15.8

Sophos
Generic PUA KJ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35596

File size:
1.3 MB (1,320,416 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
PalMall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\palmall\7c925269-aaa0-4c39-ab84-deabd397de0a-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 3:59:59 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:
12/9/2014 4:17:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UVoafSDjtcpxgkARhbH/YIkdYD008H0vT4pSnYC8XRyyvrtYN:nTjafwhbQId5vT4pSn9mEGrtYN

Entry address:
0xA66D6

Entry point:
E8, 59, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, 40, 51, 00, E8, B4, 76, 00, 00, E8, 86, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EC, 00, 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, 55, 9A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3876

Code size:
829.5 KB (849,408 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
7c925269-aaa0-4c39-ab84-deabd397de0a-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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