ba64aafc-9c4f-4ea6-aab3-a0f465542b9f-1-7.exe

Sense

ColoColo 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 ba64aafc-9c4f-4ea6-aab3-a0f465542b9f-1-7.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 18 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 toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Sense+  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c1826bab51a1e339f7bbc3e520752d06

SHA-1:
0f8ba545b99b5f160f2b342c8c58cc0fc2c44613

SHA-256:
aac88e901a2bdce3dfa8223ab5d0835b4cd2618de166c5d23f8bda4efba6df80

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:23:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m08Tm5cO
6496598

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.02.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.206.64

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15131

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m08Tm5cO
1.0.20.155

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m08Tm5cO
9.0.0.4799

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m08Tm5cO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m08Tm5cO
15.1.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2015.01.31.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m08Tm5cO
16.0.0.93

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@k08Tm5cO
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.31.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
1.1 MB (1,121,240 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Sense.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sense\ba64aafc-9c4f-4ea6-aab3-a0f465542b9f-1-7.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo 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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2015 3:05:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sa9ETHz2/4z4eO++UROC6lgSxxmqjx/8xRsT7R+F6l9x3BCfodJgJXpSC0KTi4:t9ETHz2/4z4eO++UROC6lgSxxmWsW330

Entry address:
0xA0182

Entry point:
E8, C7, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
805.5 KB (824,832 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ba64aafc-9c4f-4ea6-aab3-a0f465542b9f-1-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.17.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-55.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.55:80)

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