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browser+ apps+-codedownloader.exe

Browser+ Apps+

Gogo Network Club

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 browser+ apps+-codedownloader.exe, “Browser+ Apps+ exe” by Gogo Network Club has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for browser extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
browser  (signed by Gogo Network Club)

Product:
Browser+ Apps+

Description:
Browser+ Apps+ exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
58fc63ccf9fe3b50018e1f803c4f3b3d

SHA-1:
09f607859e7cd935184525a2520badc07166c7ca

SHA-256:
d5e51bb9d761cc5da432213183f164aff3f1cf7d2d6afa60162d8a7044b38a05

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Gogo Network Club.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:19:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.173.4

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141031

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141031

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19544

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.33221
9.0.1.0304

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AM (variant)
8.10433

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
10/31/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13305

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3016

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserApps.A
v2014.10.31.07

McAfee
Artemis!58FC63CCF9FE
5600.6960

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dexdmj
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.31.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.DD
14.10.31.19

Sophos
Generic PUA AJ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Crossrider/Variant
10265

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0916
7.2.304

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33204

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.22
2.0.0.1926

File size:
1 MB (1,095,584 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browser+ Apps+.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browser+ apps+\browser+ apps+-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Gogo Network Club

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/18/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/19/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Gogo Network Club, O=Gogo Network Club, 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:
75BF783471861CAD78DE03A20768BF56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2014 2:05:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:891zCryAlDxuCjyzPkKiIDGHbCYTDZXpST2ATWA6h:891uRldFyAKE73DZXpST2ATWA2

Entry address:
0x9A91A

Entry point:
E8, BD, 05, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5603

Code size:
775.5 KB (794,112 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e8536501-a117-42a2-b418-addd1e888fdd-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
browser+ apps+-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=g1n5wrwebygzk8f\u1\4h\1ds4y7u0pcb2xhv8upi


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/002804/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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