a4e18f4e-2dc5-4a9a-97ce-2eedf7bde895-12.exe

winservice86

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 application a4e18f4e-2dc5-4a9a-97ce-2eedf7bde895-12.exe by Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 17 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 platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Corporate Inc  (signed by Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
winservice86

Description:
winservice86 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a0a24a5475786ee92d3deca7f8037bb0

SHA-1:
e550f2e606d7f7b556b3729fe94c6ba8178349cc

SHA-256:
a3084fcd1ba78ab6caddba00afd8416236be30098b064df050e69ced6878af9e

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:40:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
705

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.03.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.213.4

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3183

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.1532

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
1.0.20.305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
8.15.03.02.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11251

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
11.2015-02-03_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
15.3.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WinService.A
v2015.03.02.02

McAfee
Artemis!A0A24A547578
5600.6839

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
16.0.0.183

Quick Heal
PUA.BrightCircle.OD6
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.3.2.2

Sophos
Generic PUA OF
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
38018

File size:
670.5 KB (686,552 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
winservice86.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\winservice86\a4e18f4e-2dc5-4a9a-97ce-2eedf7bde895-12.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 5:59:59 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:
2/28/2015 5:05:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6hKoKeJ4u6RtHvMgWCkwLh85QpTO4N7tEXyxN:6hKXuAtSCLL+uTVfiyxN

Entry address:
0x565CD

Entry point:
E8, E1, D7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F8, 83, 49, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, E8, 67, 49, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F8, 83, 49, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3888

Code size:
494 KB (505,856 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
a4e18f4e-2dc5-4a9a-97ce-2eedf7bde895-12

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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