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Apps Hat

Nero

The application apps hat-firefoxinstaller.exe has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. The Firefox Installer is part of the Crossrider toolbar platform and is designed to install the Crossrider plugin within Mozilla Firefox. It will also manage the Firefox SQLite connectivity.
Publisher:
Nero

Product:
Apps Hat

Description:
Apps Hat exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
310e5222820d7b168e095daccec765cd

SHA-1:
d3bdb6b851a8eade36e6a895961b370f9f5adb80

SHA-256:
0e7a65fe5a7bf701c2f4c4b777606d831d34edf88da010f3142f42e5b376f3e3

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Firefox.

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.

Analysis date:
5/15/2024 10:29:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Lyrics
4.0.3.14216

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9430

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of wifi protector addon-firefoxinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.1.27.3

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.1ClickMovieDownloader.A
v2014.01.27.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Nero.Z
14.1.16.7

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00UH05B514
7.2.47

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
25456

File size:
866 KB (886,784 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

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-firefoxinstaller.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2013 1:38:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UQ+ddcWHHXWJnEra/bSxxESSQpx4wA+0t6Tl5qW04RS9epbcMvTWAdw9OpTp0S:UQWauSE+/bSxxEL4vxiepYMbyCT

Entry address:
0x92260

Entry point:
E8, 99, EF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 08, 33, 3D, F8, 81, 4D, 00, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 8D, 73, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4F, 04, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 53, A1, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 43, A1, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, D0, 00, 00, 00, 89, 45, E8, 8B, 45, 10, 89, 45, EC, 8D, 45, E8, 89, 43, FC, 8B, 43, 0C, 89, 45, F8, 83, F8, FE, 0F, 84, EE, 00...
 
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Code size:
710 KB (727,040 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Apps Hat-firefoxinstaller

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Apps Hat-firefoxinstaller.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
apps hat-firefoxinstaller.exe \installxpi \agentregpath='apps hat' \extensionfil


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/005708/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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