b0716f41-20ba-4cc6-bdc0-2ff51328d27d-6.exe

Armageddon Labs (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 b0716f41-20ba-4cc6-bdc0-2ff51328d27d-6.exe, “HDQ-1.2cV19.12 exe” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 16 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 platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12

Description:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
09bc8007e00ebdbfa4cfe70965d04864

SHA-1:
31dfa05a878a4f024888dacc709f3d02bc3ffd57

SHA-256:
d1099a6709333993b9138f9380a6ca83e09c6259bbd86ca6f329d1645b52779e

Scanner detections:
16 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:57:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@kGJb9Oai
6209727

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.16586
7.11.197.16

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141214-1

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@kGJb9Oai
1.0.20.1775

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@kGJb9Oai
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/21/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@kGJb9Oai
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@kGJb9Oai
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2763

Malwarebytes
v2014.12.21.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@kGJb9Oai
15.0.0.1065

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.mz1@kGJb9Oai
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.21.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
15.1.4.17

File size:
1.2 MB (1,253,856 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hdq-1.2cv19.12\b0716f41-20ba-4cc6-bdc0-2ff51328d27d-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 3:11:46 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dF33TpRxjl1aoN3KVkJibHsCXrbiLRrcW1IjRglTupSS7Ch8KXwT+hj2KP3:d1ZCo0VkhORMTupSStIwT+hj2KP3

Entry address:
0x95BA8

Entry point:
E8, A9, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, B5, 4F, 00, E8, 02, 77, 00, 00, E8, D6, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 3C, 01, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, AD, 8E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4216

Code size:
774.5 KB (793,088 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b0716f41-20ba-4cc6-bdc0-2ff51328d27d-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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