aad81c0e-3883-423e-aae3-d2f1ea5fc519-5.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-d2f1ea5fc519-5.exe, “HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11 exe” by Winston Project has been detected as adware by 20 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:
52929db17225136df569680b10093e87

SHA-1:
0f4aca0a09b11ba6c193ce76a3f515b075019dfb

SHA-256:
e9adb0190dcb42ae283da9c46ba48cf997a68655f96a44f00bb6aaa43388395b

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:21:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keNbithO
799

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KC
7.11.189.70

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

AVG
Winston
2015.0.3277

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14121

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keNbithO
1.0.20.1660

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keNbithO
9.0.0.4570

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

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keNbithO
11.2014-28-11_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keNbithO
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.3.0

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

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.28.03

McAfee
Artemis!398C11EF6AB7
5600.6930

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keNbithO
15.0.0.996

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.28.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.7a9
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.11.29.18

Sophos
Generic PUA EH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35088

File size:
1 MB (1,075,096 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-d2f1ea5fc519-5.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 12:03:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5Uc4b2HjGafxZm1ABOr1oVSf8FUAVF1tDq2PRpShCTG:6c4bejGwtBtVSf+vDRRpShCTG

Entry address:
0x9224F

Entry point:
E8, 4B, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7...
 
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Code size:
741 KB (758,784 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
aad81c0e-3883-423e-aae3-d2f1ea5fc519-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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