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apps hat-codedownloader.exe

Apps Hat

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application apps hat-codedownloader.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 41 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 Nero extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.

File name:

Publisher:

Nero (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:

Apps Hat

Description:

Apps Hat exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

5fbd24295b477ee8252c4968d5b5b5e2

SHA-1:

95b5f55a6b8fe067e3c9b926aa27c13d491f3e2a

SHA-256:

6f3be763ef9bcb7b31a68523102dce42eaf71e6b031f51cf0baf4889854c8fd0

Scanner detections:

41 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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 Sailor Project.

Analysis date:

5/18/2024 6:26:10 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

876

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.PlusHD

2014.06.18

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2

7.11.170.170

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140911

AVG

Skodna

2015.0.3394

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.1483

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

1.0.20.1270

Bkav FE

W32.Sality.PE

1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18241

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.29515

9.0.1.0215

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

8.14.09.11.03

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK (variant)

8.10192

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider

9/11/2014

F-Prot

W32/AdLoad.AL.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

11.2014-11-09_5

G Data

Win32.Application.Shopperpro

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of object browser-codedownloader.exe (Adware)

2014.9.11.19

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12026

Kaspersky

Virus.Win32.Sality

14.0.0.3267

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A

v2014.08.03.11

McAfee

Artemis!AE096029FE1A

5600.7010

Microsoft Security Essentials

Threat.Undefined

1.177.1852.0

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

15.0.0.762

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbiihv

0.28.0.60253

Norman

Sality.ZHB

11.20140911

nProtect

Virus/W32.Sality.D

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Goobzo

14.08.03.11

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

W32.Sality.U

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.X

14.8.3.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59

23.00.65.14909

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

Total Defense

Win32/Sality.AA

37.0.11045

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0507

7.2.254

Trend Micro

PE_SALITY.RL

10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus

Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

31840

ViRobot

Win32.Sality.N

2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus

Virus.Sality.Win32.20

2.0.0.1850

File size:

524.9 KB (537,448 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Apps Hat.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\apps hat\apps hat-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Sailor Project

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/18/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/19/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor 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:

47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/1/2014 12:04:35 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:ztDAjv7r5aJaLR0r7aJIHpuk/5E081SwMcpTBSeF5Qk:zt4aJ20r2JTk/5E0BwMcpT8+h

Entry address:

0x44BAA

Entry point:

E8, 6B, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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... 
[+]

Code size:

409 KB (418,816 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

117f4961-35a2-4fcf-a2ed-5d6306d1ff22-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

apps hat-codedownloader.exe \xjlnxibtx \zkwrmbias=task \uzxvbgyj='apps hat' \r

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net (50.63.202.32:80)

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