aec9f018-51a4-4725-ba36-d589980c4b08.exe

BrowserAppsPlus2.1

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 aec9f018-51a4-4725-ba36-d589980c4b08.exe, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 22 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:
App  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1

Description:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
33e727433e486dc29794eb2b7afb1b4c

SHA-1:
87d964c98036ae508cf742758ae5ce511a90498e

SHA-256:
4a4f6009f40af7c09dfeb89dbc0adbfa81fcd8433df89e1fdf18dca15c4e40be

Scanner detections:
22 / 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 8:13:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.wu1@kGvoLqjO
775

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.196.12

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141221

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.wu1@kGvoLqjO
1.0.20.1775

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47267
9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BC (variant)
8.10886

F-Prot
W32/S-a64d6097
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.wu1@kGvoLqjO
11.2014-21-12_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.wu1@kGvoLqjO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2760

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserAppsPlus.A
v2014.12.21.10

McAfee
Artemis!33E727433E48
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.wu1@kGvoLqjO
15.0.0.1065

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.e
14.12.21.22

Sophos
Generic PUA IH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35780

File size:
363.5 KB (372,192 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browserappsplus2.1\aec9f018-51a4-4725-ba36-d589980c4b08.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2014 5:02:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/YdDvZhAWM2eAnx6WplzoEnBGM4uE1ii12pTBeF3Xht:/Y9BhjxvzoEnBGMT02pTkZL

Entry address:
0x28270

Entry point:
E8, FE, AA, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B...
 
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Entropy:
6.4230

Code size:
265.5 KB (271,872 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
aec9f018-51a4-4725-ba36-d589980c4b08

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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