8fbf4fc1-297f-4aa7-abb6-d275259bed27-6.exe

Browser.v2.App

AcDc 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 8fbf4fc1-297f-4aa7-abb6-d275259bed27-6.exe, “Browser.v2.App exe” by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
BRAppServ  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Browser.v2.App

Description:
Browser.v2.App exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
63544b7f6d22d61a8d924c20bb181bb0

SHA-1:
16fdc48427825559a9de7149c803f6b3386bdc2b

SHA-256:
7f8f1e3c900e7e5d4c5cb7a6987630ea9d5c87a4ef16d5dbcf03f53f9f537048

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 8:08:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.1.25.17

File size:
1.4 MB (1,449,952 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Browser.v2.App.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browser.v2.app\8fbf4fc1-297f-4aa7-abb6-d275259bed27-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/30/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2015 10:30:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xB721D

Entry point:
E8, 14, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 50, 84, 52, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A7, 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, 3D, 8D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
949.5 KB (972,288 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
8fbf4fc1-297f-4aa7-abb6-d275259bed27-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.72.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

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