b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-5.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-5.exe, “Discount_Frenzy exe” by Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 19 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:
9ab8739c365400097a33c8f074becfbe

SHA-1:
8652375ec38ce1655205ad8285ccc2565ec955ed

SHA-256:
d0a6fce2d26c146af12f75a5330f3807c106ffdc30359712713956f0d4ebdc6f

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:00:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.!u1@mysTdPgO
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.!u1@mysTdPgO
1.0.20.125

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.5248
9.0.1.025

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/25/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.!u1@mysTdPgO
11.2015-25-01_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.!u1@mysTdPgO
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!9AB8739C3654
5600.6875

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.!u1@mysTdPgO
16.0.0.75

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.25.02

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.12

Sophos
Generic PUA IG
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36792

File size:
1006 KB (1,030,112 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-5.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 2:03:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Ns5kCcxIxrKC9rCzUoUyFtjyaufpS/3T2:YkxqrbCPUyWfpS/3T2

Entry address:
0x8EF7F

Entry point:
E8, 53, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
711 KB (728,064 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
b094ffc6-0b84-4f98-8d97-d62fcc9f573f-5.exe \rawdata=bqxlk2owhpdng1bd+ydi6lg9pz\cie\qjpmxjzw8c


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