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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. This file is typically installed with the program Browser+ Apps+ by Gogo Network Club which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
b7541c66c0292b4bbc6220588fca68ff

SHA-1:
dbee2a381b889c37f6174c106281bbf242dd1740

SHA-256:
a8e3e181240a843365205674ce441f92a042d1219403c1b9dc28d4e60cb5ad23

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:
4/16/2024 2:27:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.172.162

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141019

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141019

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19535

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.33221
9.0.1.0292

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AM (variant)
8.10428

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
10/19/2014

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
14.0.0.3077

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserApps.A
v2014.10.19.04

McAfee
Artemis!B7541C66C029
5600.6972

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.deshgj
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.19.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.970
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.DD
14.10.19.16

Sophos
Generic PUA NL
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Crossrider/Variant
10290

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0916
7.2.292

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33178

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.110
2.0.0.1925

File size:
1 MB (1,076,640 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/19/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/9/2014 5:05:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TqyH7R67G2xmmWmdOuVKPJl6wIs2ZpScTU1TfXck:Tqyb+5lWSVKOLZpScqTPck

Entry address:
0x983BA

Entry point:
E8, C6, 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:
6.5533

Code size:
758.5 KB (776,704 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
2980d64e-abb0-47ee-8393-70103c8c8734-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file browser+ apps+-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Browser+ Apps+  by Gogo Network Club
browser+ apps+ is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear.
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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/002170/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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