a5e63233-bead-40fe-80f4-f7e727ff5a13-11.exe

App Lid

Sara Kodama Project

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 a5e63233-bead-40fe-80f4-f7e727ff5a13-11.exe by Sara Kodama Project has been detected as adware by 26 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 Sara Kodama Project)

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
2e18c16ecae8d928fdc21b030674a54c

SHA-1:
40f9ee9b618098163b5993f44cfba97eea10653c

SHA-256:
7168554e5cfc2a890c6dffd0c07b97eb5eeeacd1e67dcaa707316777118647dd

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:43:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
812

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.185.204

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3290

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141114

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1590

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-30739
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20082

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.39505
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.11.14

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10725

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
11/24/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-14-11_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppLid.A
v2014.11.14.01

McAfee
Artemis!5B2579870E06
5600.6937

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.954

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.divxud
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.14.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
14.11.14.13

Sophos
Generic PUA HP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34788

File size:
1.9 MB (2,042,784 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\a5e63233-bead-40fe-80f4-f7e727ff5a13-11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 3:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sara Kodama Project, O=Sara Kodama Project, 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:
75E47031A737D2A200F0C7A94034399F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2014 12:06:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:+f3vhtSMczzY1VqqTXignmJpSCDTgZ1V1DzG:0vhtSZzWDXigZc

Entry address:
0xF7901

Entry point:
E8, 65, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 98, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 8F, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 82, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 70, 31, 56, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 70, 31, 56, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, FC, EA...
 
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Entropy:
6.8616

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,203,712 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
a5e63233-bead-40fe-80f4-f7e727ff5a13-11

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
a5e63233-bead-40fe-80f4-f7e727ff5a13-11.exe \rawdata=u84qodpwl+icwvfu8+tduov60iqaxurr7igfquiw0


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-45.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.45:80)

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

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