b0b72d31-1756-4c4e-881f-c3844a4e3609-6.exe

BadFinger Project (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 b0b72d31-1756-4c4e-881f-c3844a4e3609-6.exe, “HQVid-1.9gV10.12 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 15 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:
HQVid-1.9gV10.12  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HQVid-1.9gV10.12

Description:
HQVid-1.9gV10.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c012d1e105a2800d8d454aedb4610011

SHA-1:
eac29f5da090b8c77e7eb6fade0e743270a971fe

SHA-256:
71635b18f1971014a1a7415f3591facd4836b0986ec40632dd9571024d3c6284

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
5/7/2024 2:41:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.194.18

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3264

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141219

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/19/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
v2014.12.10.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!C5CD52EFCAFF
5600.6912

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.10.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.10.11

Sophos
Generic PUA KJ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
1.3 MB (1,320,416 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HQVid-1.9gV10.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqvid-1.9gv10.12\b0b72d31-1756-4c4e-881f-c3844a4e3609-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/9/2014 7:17:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4VoafSDjtcpxgkARhbH/YIkdYD008H0vT4pSnYC8XRyevrtYq:rTjafwhbQId5vT4pSn9mEartYq

Entry address:
0xA66D6

Entry point:
E8, 59, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, 40, 51, 00, E8, B4, 76, 00, 00, E8, 86, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EC, 00, 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, 55, 9A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3878

Code size:
829.5 KB (849,408 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b0b72d31-1756-4c4e-881f-c3844a4e3609-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
b0b72d31-1756-4c4e-881f-c3844a4e3609-6.exe \rawdata=ihxtnjtxjlidjdtuuw4vgjli7yxnsrwskutlw7vmd


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