browserappsplus2.1-bho64.dll

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 module browserappsplus2.1-bho64.dll, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 BHO” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 5 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 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 BHO

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
007a299caa5ecde26e07ad642b6cf857

SHA-1:
a5aa7ebbdd34311ebc9ca053842e539ec5671571

SHA-256:
97ef9f33adc06104a39a025f8ac5f7ad8142320722886cf164161306c68f1851

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will run as a BHO in Internet Explorer.

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 4:48:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen
7.11.197.26

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

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserAppsPlus.A
v2014.12.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.ArmageddonLabsBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.X
15.1.4.17

File size:
782 KB (800,736 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:
11/30/2014 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

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:
12/19/2014 11:18:24 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CWH6pKOBDErZkiCZwdfxDPyETM5qtTux9Jm+HS6:LH+KQ0kiCZwJxTM52TKI6

Entry address:
0x60E14

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, C7, 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, 70, 7F, 05, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, D2, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 43, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.2327

Code size:
532.5 KB (545,280 bytes)

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