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iWebar

Blondie Project (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 bfa819f9-0e09-471c-8cec-780dd80b94cd-5.exe by Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 32 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:
Webby  (signed by Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
9585b4f34f31fb413c574c32c955423c

SHA-1:
c6c8d0172ecfbcc1563b7563418a39909061d3b6

SHA-256:
52be41b959a0ee61ddc6dc7da5024741595174a5e88c098b4253442e09f45a73

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:20:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mKWb1kdO
635

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.04.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150510

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3113

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15510

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mCUFmTmO
1.0.20.650

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21729

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.21663
9.0.1.0130

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mKWb1kdO
8.15.08.07.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.CC potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11459

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
5/10/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mKWb1kdO
11.2015-10-05_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mCUFmTmO
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 46d65092-ed2d-4231-8c69-b8f9fa5cc9af-5.exe (Adware)
2015.8.7.23

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15564

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperPlusRadio.A
v2015.05.10.01

McAfee
Artemis!9585B4F34F31
5600.6769

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mKWb1kdO
16.0.0.390

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@kKWb1kdO
11.20150807

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.10.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.426
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.BrightCircle.OD6
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle
15.5.10.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.GoogUpdate!6.1DFB
23.00.65.15508

Sophos
Generic PUA MG
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.CrossRider/Variant
9884

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00CH15
7.2.130

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00CH15
10.465.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
38050

File size:
1.1 MB (1,125,336 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iwebar\bfa819f9-0e09-471c-8cec-780dd80b94cd-5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=Blondie Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Blondie Project (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:
0903CC287C7EEA81D3C21DBB234D320C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2015 6:04:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZQQUs0yw3xiSX7nAbIh5cI2rH8AcpSPeTU:ZTUSu37w40RcpSPeTU

Entry address:
0xA39AF

Entry point:
E8, 69, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
803 KB (822,272 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
bfa819f9-0e09-471c-8cec-780dd80b94cd-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-47.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.47:80)

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