8c16c985-3f62-42da-808c-7915dadf5f92.exe

App Lid

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 8c16c985-3f62-42da-808c-7915dadf5f92.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 21 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:
Lid  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b4f611b84c75540b6e1866ee58bc5ccb

SHA-1:
81d6fe8f67c3e467e4b42a9a8ca992e89c7ff86e

SHA-256:
37ee4a60edfe8080a77b424bf1f6ae774e9bdd6b5747a4011e8e6fbb3fa8f29f

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:25:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@k8YXTJlO
6212261

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@k8YXTJlO
1.0.20.1775

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20434

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@k8YXTJlO
9.0.0.4668

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

F-Prot
W32/S-a64d6097
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@k8YXTJlO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@k8YXTJlO
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppLid.A
v2014.12.21.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@k8YXTJlO
15.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.dkohot
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@k8YXTJlO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.e
14.12.21.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.2274
2.0.0.2012

File size:
308 KB (315,360 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
App Lid.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app lid\8c16c985-3f62-42da-808c-7915dadf5f92.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/8/2014 7:45:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:dmI7PIHPouH6DRYarx3bGFZybgDdlpTBHgv9eE:dbnz6SxLGGbgDdlpT9gH

Entry address:
0x1FAC0

Entry point:
E8, 80, A9, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B...
 
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Entropy:
6.4640

Code size:
212.5 KB (217,600 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
8c16c985-3f62-42da-808c-7915dadf5f92

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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