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aapy.exe

Sense

Morgan Enter Mode

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 aapy.exe by Morgan Enter Mode has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Object Browser  (signed by Morgan Enter Mode)

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b437202ceb1206bd551e55917df306ca

SHA-1:
039e9aacaa78e5b53dadd9be97c1493c4eee09cc

SHA-256:
db6bcafe1513021bcb46b0348f2971019a1171c0948f29d35fa93f87767216c9

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:29:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
838

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Plush.1.294
7.11.179.12

AVG
Morgan
2015.0.3321

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.141014

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1460

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.10.19.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10562

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.10.14.02

McAfee
Artemis!EFFDCC13D621
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.876

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.MorganEnterMode.E
14.10.14.12

Sophos
Generic PUA NC
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

File size:
1.9 MB (2,018,208 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Sense.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\aapy.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Morgan Enter Mode

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Morgan Enter Mode, O=Morgan Enter Mode, 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:
00E247EA066029B70533C15792B60ED4D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2014 8:41:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:10plY81Nj5jMQIFW6xvOnuybwxyFGEK+WDdyH5ZECOe1pS+WfZTHHBtXf9Nt+iJF:1mVSNOnBMZEIDSJOe1pS+cTBZ1V1Dzr

Entry address:
0xF4EE1

Entry point:
E8, CD, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 00, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, F7, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, EA, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 50, DD, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 50, DD, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 64, ED...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,180,672 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
AAPY

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
aapy.exe \infocmdline=betyj5edxh6mbunrq68x3k6q7hikflnxp3qsu


The file aapy.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Sense  by Object Browser
Sense is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that will attempt to modify the user's home and search page settings as well as display advertisements in the browser. The software will attach to IE, Chrome and Firefox.
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