aad81c0e-3883-423e-aae3-d2f1ea5fc519-11.exe

HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11

Winston 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 aad81c0e-3883-423e-aae3-d2f1ea5fc519-11.exe, “HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11 exe” by Winston Project has been detected as adware by 23 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:
HQ ProV25.11  (signed by Winston Project)

Product:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11

Description:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
7fc0fdb66b290c75f503f765dbc2bfac

SHA-1:
152708524359cf1be6eb39874a376d8b0a85b8ae

SHA-256:
e8420e310e53a096871282179abfe11cfac038c70234ea8c518031c7ee0793da

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 4:53:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@k8XsQ9nO
5857434

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KC
7.11.189.70

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AP [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Winston
2015.0.3277

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14121

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@k8XsQ9nO
1.0.20.1660

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20215

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.43965
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@k8XsQ9nO
9.0.0.4570

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

F-Prot
W32/A-6583813c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@k8XsQ9nO
11.2014-28-11_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@k8XsQ9nO
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14161

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

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.28.03

McAfee
Artemis!7FC0FDB66B29
5600.6933

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@k8XsQ9nO
15.0.0.996

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.28.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
14.11.29.18

Sophos
Generic PUA BD
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35088

File size:
2 MB (2,053,528 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq pro video 1.6v25.11\aad81c0e-3883-423e-aae3-d2f1ea5fc519-11.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Winston Project, O=Winston 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:
00B312FD1B7F10CF48C48080B24091FB8E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/25/2014 12:05:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:UJABCAUOlAKqwrhE5wNYDx3L9Mg9i2r+pSmRT5Z1V1Dzb:FCAUOlAKnu5wNyRMg9ise

Entry address:
0xF9D31

Entry point:
E8, 67, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 9A, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 91, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 84, 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, 62, 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, 62, 56, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, FE, EA...
 
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Code size:
1.2 MB (1,214,464 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
aad81c0e-3883-423e-aae3-d2f1ea5fc519-11

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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