bb57d35d-458c-4fbd-aa09-d9bd7e8c8da9-4.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-d9bd7e8c8da9-4.exe by Motoko Group has been detected as adware by 13 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:
P-HD  (signed by Motoko Group)

Product:
P-HD-V1.4

Description:
P-HD-V1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
6496e9a9880312839c2f41d0eb1c5542

SHA-1:
e73a5e651108eaf46f1c1f30e71ab9f5a714ad04

SHA-256:
2711fa7274d04a69c6516789838937c140d58e208af48ef25c3b33575b919d4f

Scanner detections:
13 / 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).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:34:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.150

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3396

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK (variant)
8.10177

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

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Adload
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3477

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.07.31.01

McAfee
Artemis!6496E9A98803
5600.7052

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MotokoGroup.g
14.7.31.13

Sophos
Generic PUA OH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31752

File size:
841.9 KB (862,056 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-d9bd7e8c8da9-4.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 3:09:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lXWlfUNNLGuLQWwRP601xomGTxcnyR90KDmQC242NA42nC98yxZgbrdwjpT/aho:lmlfUbVnkPvomGTxcnhqh399ZgbsT5

Entry address:
0x8AA0F

Entry point:
E8, 7D, E3, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5469

Code size:
690.5 KB (707,072 bytes)

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

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
bb57d35d-458c-4fbd-aa09-d9bd7e8c8da9-4.exe \swxdllj \iuxorwrzw='p-hd-v1.4' \leoqo='C:\program


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