browserappsplus2.1-bho64.dll

BrowserAppsPlus2.1

BadFinger Project (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 module browserappsplus2.1-bho64.dll, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 BHO” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is the 64-bit version of the Browser Helper Object (BHO) for the Crossrider web browser platform for Internet Explorer. Instead of utilizing a traditional IE Toolbar, Crossrider installs a BHO in the browser in order to manage the functionality of App addon. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
App  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1

Description:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1 BHO

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
427532ea2263d4453aa32a878d810ffb

SHA-1:
3d05818ee61fc7b8562a40d464bd6b3b750e208a

SHA-256:
c05b5470d4d276c57e4b81d30522f643b534f2a4c3834b4da78db3bd32dd4b9f

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will run as a BHO in Internet Explorer. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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 BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 8:36:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141222

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20387

ESET NOD32
Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserAppsPlus.A
v2014.12.21.11

McAfee
Artemis!CAD05F57B5CE
5600.6909

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.22.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.BadFingerProjectBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.X
14.12.21.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
872.5 KB (893,408 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
BrowserAppsPlus2.1.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browserappsplus2.1\browserappsplus2.1-bho64.dll

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

Registration
CLSIDs:
{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110611801167}, {22222222-2222-2222-2222-220622802267}

ProgIDs:
46fac5e299884f728e2f2dec4ad786430068067.BHO.1, 46fac5e299884f728e2f2dec4ad786430068067.Sandbox.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2014 5:06:43 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uHwNO8ABMVN0par7s5svipe2TLWJZCc9T/:uQv7OpargiUpTtc9b

Entry address:
0x66458

Entry point:
48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 49, 8B, F8, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F1, 83, FA, 01, 75, 05, E8, C3, C8, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, C7, 8B, D3, 48, 8B, CE, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, E9, 03, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 20, 4C, 89, 40, 18, 89, 50, 10, 48, 89, 48, 08, 56, 57, 41, 56, 48, 83, EC, 50, 49, 8B, F0, 8B, DA, 4C, 8B, F1, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, 89, 50, B8, 85, DB, 75, 0F, 39, 1D, 8C, 7B, 06, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, D2, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 43, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.2336

Code size:
588 KB (602,112 bytes)

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