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browserappsplus2.1-codedownloader.exe

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 application browserappsplus2.1-codedownloader.exe, “BrowserAppsPlus2.1 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 39 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 App extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. 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 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
cb92a4751d7556e5bed0a4903f88eaa8

SHA-1:
60f5fd4a59d05ed655718068a3477a4fe02d5325

SHA-256:
0fccb238e445eae19c39cc8cfdf8502d38e0ac58f126e72f6a2364f45684a90c

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. 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:
4/19/2024 8:16:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kGQep3oO
775

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.196.12

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141221

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141221

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kGQep3oO
1.0.20.1775

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-12356
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19788

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47262
9.0.1.0355

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@k8bJXfaO
8.14.12.21.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10886

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/S-a64d6097
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kGQep3oO
11.2014-21-12_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kGQep3oO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2760

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserAppsPlus.A
v2014.12.21.10

McAfee
Artemis!CB92A4751D75
5600.6909

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.339.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kGQep3oO
15.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.deanvm
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@k8bJXfaO
11.20141221

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OMI
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.a
14.12.21.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141219

Sophos
Generic PUA GA
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Crossrider/Variant
10163

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14
7.2.355

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.ER
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35780

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.72
2.0.0.1924

File size:
1.1 MB (1,112,032 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-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2014 5:04:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:d/iZGCRX9Sx2SmEWo299qgMWrzqlYoPn6pSSmTnv:dJCaIERU9qoQYY6pSSmTnv

Entry address:
0x9D632

Entry point:
E8, CF, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5604

Code size:
787.5 KB (806,400 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
1827aa74-c13a-422b-b6d8-5f6ed0594cea-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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/005319/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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