a8374d9a-af92-4463-be48-f776199b23e5-6.exe

SensePlus

ColoColo Apps (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 a8374d9a-af92-4463-be48-f776199b23e5-6.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) 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:
Sense+  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
SensePlus

Description:
SensePlus exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ba832cb2460941468f8d8067bf370051

SHA-1:
786333e3fffc0876aa7a37cbe1fe150fdfec5d68

SHA-256:
c2f852368eacf58da551f29985a6dc1c3b2f06c1638b2cd8c9322acde7cca719

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:
4/24/2024 9:06:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
6428075

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.02.10

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.ZR
7.11.209.22

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3204

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.1529

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
1.0.20.200

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.17800
9.0.1.049

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
9.0.0.4799

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
2/18/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14904

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2015.02.09.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
16.0.0.120

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.09.09

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
1.3 MB (1,404,888 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
SensePlus.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\senseplus\a8374d9a-af92-4463-be48-f776199b23e5-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/9/2015 12:06:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xKh9yg6VT4xB8jADRprUNxl3xa4FcT+pSjWd4FM9EXiWyJFZK:I7ygIUYADUG4FcT+pSjWd46aXiWyJFZK

Entry address:
0xAE61D

Entry point:
E8, 12, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, F1, 51, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, 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, 9F, 8D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3460

Code size:
881 KB (902,144 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
a8374d9a-af92-4463-be48-f776199b23e5-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.12.156:80)

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