bb57d35d-458c-4fbd-aa09-d9bd7e8c8da9-11.exe

P-HD-V1.4

Motoko Group

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application bb57d35d-458c-4fbd-aa09-d9bd7e8c8da9-11.exe by Motoko Group has been detected as adware by 21 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:
P-HD  (signed by Motoko Group)

Product:
P-HD-V1.4

Description:
P-HD-V1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
35f568e31200dd0029c6e7eb862e53fa

SHA-1:
9da8edd3b0610858d75d4b2a2691b7c1ecac2fc0

SHA-256:
1dd1d347bceb9ea3223c9e9a44f7ad70d7f8d2865dc3e35481fcfc1b62131261

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/19/2024 4:20:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
918

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.150

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140731

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3396

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
1.0.20.1060

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
8.14.07.31.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK (variant)
8.10176

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.AK!tr
7/31/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3477

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.07.31.01

McAfee
Artemis!35F568E31200
5600.7052

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374062
15.0.0.636

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.fb4
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MotokoGroup.h
14.7.31.13

Sophos
Generic PUA JN
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31750

File size:
1.8 MB (1,928,040 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
P-HD-V1.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\p-hd-v1.4\bb57d35d-458c-4fbd-aa09-d9bd7e8c8da9-11.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Motoko Group, O=Motoko Group, 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:
00AAFC4F8011F7FD7C00748C990950D28A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/28/2014 3:10:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:i30n3AlWfsjfkwiYLQMIND5H4nBpSDlTvLUzn+nPRxw:i30noW0+MIv4ia

Entry address:
0xE6D84

Entry point:
E8, 42, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 75, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 6C, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 5F, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 60, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, E0, 88, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, E0, 88, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D9, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8619

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,896 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
bb57d35d-458c-4fbd-aa09-d9bd7e8c8da9-11

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
bb57d35d-458c-4fbd-aa09-d9bd7e8c8da9-11.exe \tdbohf=n4xp1lc0k8r83byzoagxdoiz0i61afzlkgdfqxrn7i


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