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Torpedo

Hike Zone Plus

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 b5a1f3c6-73fa-4f40-852c-28ba35040fbe.exe by Hike Zone Plus has been detected as adware by 8 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 distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Hike Zone Plus  (signed and verified)

Product:
Torpedo

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
3a21dbf808756af8fb94ff110b48041c

SHA-1:
f4be742dc3adbc146facae2cd2dbf344ba2e1029

SHA-256:
b42abe8224bf57c821c8bf36ae200bfcb6db21b0dcb21e4d8928ffe1097ea262

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:03:26 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.172.232

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AS (variant)
8.10444

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 34c63b40-5ade-452d-89e3-30a77914dab0.exe (Adware)
2014.11.21.20

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.32152.I
14.09.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HikeZonePlus.e
14.9.17.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

File size:
31.4 KB (32,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
TorpedoCh.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\cinedpv2v17.09\b5a1f3c6-73fa-4f40-852c-28ba35040fbe.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Hike Zone Plus

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/19/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Hike Zone Plus, O=Hike Zone Plus, 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:
7DF4D8EF200BAB292519E3CF5597AD86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/18/2014 2:08:19 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:bdL5HFxTS9acVNVdlG959NepeFnXi4ByJt:HHX+fdlRcFn3y7

Entry address:
0x81EE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b5a1f3c6-73fa-4f40-852c-28ba35040fbe

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
b5a1f3c6-73fa-4f40-852c-28ba35040fbe.exe 002062 c52af03436a64191ab2c9a3984e3add4ie 63441 14


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