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7ef44f90-544a-4a3c-bcd1-fb2480f45dea.dll

Blondie Project (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 module 7ef44f90-544a-4a3c-bcd1-fb2480f45dea.dll by Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Alcor Micro PCIE Card Reader by Alcor Micro Corp. and MedPlayerNewVersion by BrightCircle Investments Limited. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4a5b65114d39c8312dc26a44558f5aa5

SHA-1:
4507332e2ebf416378091aeed01240db14471d1b

SHA-256:
269f165eab5ebae3508105c0d95735f10c945fc4641ec92792d9644593e2820d

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:16:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.213.24

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3183

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.1532

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

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:PUA.Toolbar
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle.BlondieProjectBrightCircleInvestments
15.3.2.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
37788

File size:
183.5 KB (187,864 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\141af7cc-70ad-49a4-9506-90cc505a3bc2\7ef44f90-544a-4a3c-bcd1-fb2480f45dea.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Blondie Project (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:
0903CC287C7EEA81D3C21DBB234D320C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/1/2015 3:02:29 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:LDwpRERK97a/y0EJvXSCETZ6LA9ryHv3uv+4r1FVNNej9xYUdi:LDwpaRKYLEATgLA+Hv+vx9hUg

Entry address:
0xA280

Entry point:
48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 49, 8B, F8, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F1, 83, FA, 01, 75, 05, E8, FF, 62, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, C7, 8B, D3, 48, 8B, CE, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, E9, 03, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 20, 4C, 89, 40, 18, 89, 50, 10, 48, 89, 48, 08, 56, 57, 41, 56, 48, 83, EC, 50, 49, 8B, F0, 8B, DA, 4C, 8B, F1, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, 89, 50, B8, 85, DB, 75, 0F, 39, 1D, 3C, 08, 02, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, D2, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 43, FF...
 
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Entropy:
5.8722

Code size:
99 KB (101,376 bytes)

The file 7ef44f90-544a-4a3c-bcd1-fb2480f45dea.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

Alcor Micro PCIE Card Reader  by Alcor Micro Corp.
This package installs the software (Media Card reader driver) .
www.alcormicro.com.tw
About 4% of users remove it
MedPlayerNewVersion  by BrightCircle Investments Limited
79% remove it
 
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