b6ed41ff-c763-4fa7-b458-6bb00b2d2354-4.exe

Plus-HD-9.4

Kimahri Software inc.

This adware uses the Crossrider platform to build and distribute this web browser advertising injection extension. Once installed in the browser it will hijack various browser settings (homepage, search) and may interfere and track behaviors as well as deliver ads. The application b6ed41ff-c763-4fa7-b458-6bb00b2d2354-4.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This will display various ads in the web browser such as popups, interstitial and in-text links and distributed through various monetization platforms. It will also modify browser settings such as the search and home page. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Plus HD  (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:
Plus-HD-9.4

Description:
Plus-HD-9.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
69633bb3f6a86ecae3d814b1a6ab850c

SHA-1:
12e0f64b3250c72f69b4a5df20b5baab331a6761

SHA-256:
828fb1a6d47bf99b33e043386b979c7a4c7f2f2b91d7365703e0b6bdead3ab3a

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 7:40:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
957

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.14623

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.870

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.06.23.02

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-23-06_2

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.06.23.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.522

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.06.23.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.KimahriSoftwareinc.g
14.6.23.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
29708

File size:
1 MB (1,055,080 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-9.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-9.4\b6ed41ff-c763-4fa7-b458-6bb00b2d2354-4.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/7/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kimahri Software inc., O=Kimahri Software inc., STREET=666 Sherbrooke Rue w, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H3A 1E7, C=CA

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

Serial number:
00A1BB8569950C0B2080A11A0E2F618B33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/23/2014 1:10:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:I27H/ylPNjCIYGxK7iJ3sXAku7O7g2C1s5HLiTDR:I2rMBVG79wOU2t5riT1

Entry address:
0xA8C00

Entry point:
E8, EC, E5, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE...
 
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Code size:
848 KB (868,352 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b6ed41ff-c763-4fa7-b458-6bb00b2d2354-4

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
b6ed41ff-c763-4fa7-b458-6bb00b2d2354-4.exe \kjluudb \unuzf='plus-hd-9.4' \dkcwtvem='C:\progra


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-53.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.53:80)

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