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app lid-codedownloader.exe

App Lid

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 app lid-codedownloader.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for Lid extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Lid  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f984caee2e10414dfd9d1f8d82a7ff3d

SHA-1:
626702deeb8de3e6e62b73a8b0fc1e653cd9b8cb

SHA-256:
91150abed9c2c1aa7325bbc25b080a8865ce6ab010d58ce1a86ccfca3f84ad21

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 4:23:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
6087252

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.193.22

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3269

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14125

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
1.0.20.1695

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-12356
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19788

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.46352
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/S-9ad4719b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
11.2014-05-12_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13379

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppLid.A
v2014.12.05.03

McAfee
Artemis!F984CAEE2E10
5600.6925

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.339.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
15.0.0.1017

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.deanvm
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OMI
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.05.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.W
14.12.5.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141206

Sophos
Generic PUA JN
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Crossrider/Variant
10189

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14
7.2.342

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.ER
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.72
2.0.0.1924

File size:
1.1 MB (1,109,472 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
App Lid.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app lid\app lid-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

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:
12/5/2014 6:04:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0SmnuzrDxpCR+WsVOOcCfopQ1NQuZpSbWTJ1:0SrZMR5YOO51NLZpSbWTJ1

Entry address:
0x9CB72

Entry point:
E8, CD, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
785 KB (803,840 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
c6576ccf-ef1b-42f7-aaf1-49268a4dbfba-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-32.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

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