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Browsers Apps +

Bohr­-ium Group

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 browsers apps +-bg.exe, “Browsers Apps + exe” by Bohr­-ium Group has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Browsers Apps + by Bohr­-ium Group which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
browser  (signed by Bohr­-ium Group)

Product:
Browsers Apps +

Description:
Browsers Apps + exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a23470f99f28e3303fdce6e227e1e170

SHA-1:
d4725086b36f01fc1a5130fd00bc9581ab22cee5

SHA-256:
d12b41681b0f2fc410a4093ee6e3e6dca4997b970d8fed4f830eac47da45513a

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 Bohr­-ium Group.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:47:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
885

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.170.42

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3366

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1492

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
1.0.20.1225

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.31445
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.09.02.04

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

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.AL!tr
9/2/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CroRi
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3312

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowsersApp.A
v2014.08.30.10

McAfee
Artemis!B27EFF50D73E
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dedsfq
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.30.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.960
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.BohriumGroup.S
14.8.30.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14828

Sophos
Generic PUA BH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0816
7.2.245

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.446
2.0.0.1901

File size:
573.9 KB (587,648 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browsers Apps +.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsers apps +\browsers apps +-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bohr­-ium Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bohr­-ium Group, O=Bohr­-ium Group, STREET=Athinodorou 3, 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:
79AE90FF01AB303C263027AB2FC84409

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 11:08:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kA/aQ0vbjl2seYVuXg9hNB45kRlI6TT6TQSfc:kA/arwunB4qRlrT50c

Entry address:
0x4D478

Entry point:
E8, 5F, CC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, 89, 48, 00, E8, 52, 49, 00, 00, E8, C6, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F2, CB, 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, 70, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4620

Code size:
450.5 KB (461,312 bytes)

The file browsers apps +-bg.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Browsers Apps +  by Bohr­-ium Group
Browsers Apps + (Freeven) is an advertising supported browser extension also known as adware and is designed to deliver ads to the user's Internet browser as banners, context text-links and transitionals ads.
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