b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-2.exe

Discount_Frenzy

Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-2.exe, “Discount_Frenzy exe” by Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 21 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:
DiscountFrenzy  (signed by Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Discount_Frenzy

Description:
Discount_Frenzy exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
2b5fc4bc3fee84895fdfb9ca32ee46ec

SHA-1:
11249be5604da5d0e4c118f03d5fcd8d49fd74ab

SHA-256:
32998af61197acd25d2a69a724a665a48557475bbf907a40a8a47e61f6a6550c

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:16:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@mKD4HthO
741

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.20

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.202.226

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15125

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@mKD4HthO
1.0.20.125

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.5280
9.0.1.025

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.11038

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/25/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-95be3f30
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@mKD4HthO
11.2015-25-01_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@mKD4HthO
15.1.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2589

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DiscountFrenzy.A
v2015.01.25.02

McAfee
Artemis!2B5FC4BC3FEE
5600.6875

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.1u1@mKD4HthO
16.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider1.dmmltb
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.25.02

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.12

Sophos
Generic PUA BB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36792

File size:
849 KB (869,344 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Discount_Frenzy.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\discount_frenzy\b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
009C113F566DE374D0EF1F22B0B717D3DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2015 2:04:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:M2PUQJPxrFmlmvFPeIlv7UYui3/zDbp3lvlMql4BAmTpSA9HDpTbv8n:M2sMPxrclmukvzDbp31NlWTpSAXTon

Entry address:
0x79E60

Entry point:
E8, DB, AE, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, BE, 4C, 00, E8, FA, 4B, 00, 00, E8, A7, 40, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6E, AE, 00, 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, 93, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
590 KB (604,160 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-2

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-2.exe \rawdata=njsyoytlv6+wa0w4eqeup0abrhgctpj8uj2bzdizf


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