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browserappsplus2.1-bg.exe

BrowserAppsPlus2.1

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 browserappsplus2.1-bg.exe, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
App  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1

Description:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c78e75e3ed0d29a4a358a6f25f808529

SHA-1:
eb7180a30c110a5b7c227c02a573056d9d76531c

SHA-256:
76775070c413b49ede5262b02dd5d74fcacbf974c331fcf3aa8045ed73307db0

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:59:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ju1@kOhgpOdi
6209727

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.197.26

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141214-1

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141221

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Ju1@kOhgpOdi
1.0.20.1775

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ju1@kOhgpOdi
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Ju1@kOhgpOdi
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Ju1@kOhgpOdi
14.12.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserAppsPlus.A
v2014.12.21.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Ju1@kOhgpOdi
15.0.0.1065

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.Ju1@kOhgpOdi
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.ArmageddonLabsBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.U
15.1.4.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141219

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
562.5 KB (575,968 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browserappsplus2.1\browserappsplus2.1-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/30/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 11:29:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NMnKXXJN4Oa+UVB3arKdrpthJATWbPgvoGwJs6Tq/:K+XJNUjHdrpST/v/QT4

Entry address:
0x4DC85

Entry point:
E8, A2, C7, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B0, 5F, 48, 00, E8, 55, 49, 00, 00, E8, C9, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 35, C7, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 25, 4F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4501

Code size:
437 KB (447,488 bytes)

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