a31f4af5-40c0-42a4-b6ee-b223571cbd2a-6.exe

Ge-Force

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 a31f4af5-40c0-42a4-b6ee-b223571cbd2a-6.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Ge-Force by Sailor Project which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
iWebar  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
cc27581491b190a26a5ef494f68bd8bb

SHA-1:
cfc7af053ce9d6ecaf1be2c426ec9e8c60068cae

SHA-256:
43b0d1a05a95eb309ac73e5b733b08cc2d6dfa9e101ca8b0b6f1571531fd1060

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 4:20:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kaik!Tgi
6103425

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.194.18

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AO [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3265

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141210

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kaik!Tgi
1.0.20.1720

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20372

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.46915
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kaik!Tgi
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/19/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kaik!Tgi
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kaik!Tgi
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GeForce.A
v2014.12.10.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0825D36405D6
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kaik!Tgi
15.0.0.1032

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kaik!Tgi
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.10.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.10.10

Sophos
Generic PUA BH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
1.1 MB (1,191,392 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Ge-Force.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ge-force\a31f4af5-40c0-42a4-b6ee-b223571cbd2a-6.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:
12/10/2014 12:10:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jITb9oNCqaSxsK9W9SEYSaADLgRT9+pxGwrTmpSPcR6t1+d:kTb+Da2LYNYSlrTmpSPcQt1+d

Entry address:
0x912F6

Entry point:
E8, E1, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 70, 58, 4F, 00, E8, 44, 77, 00, 00, E8, 13, 54, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 74, 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, 38, 9C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
742 KB (759,808 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
a31f4af5-40c0-42a4-b6ee-b223571cbd2a-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file a31f4af5-40c0-42a4-b6ee-b223571cbd2a-6.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Ge-Force  by Sailor Project
Ge-Force/iWebbar is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
crossrider.com/install/61911-ge-forces
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