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Browsers+Apps+1.1

Numlock Apps

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+1.1-codedownloader.exe, “Browsers+Apps+1.1 exe” by Numlock Apps has been detected as adware by 33 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 Numlock Apps)

Product:
Browsers+Apps+1.1

Description:
Browsers+Apps+1.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
bb1c1217d21f6322918fa04be935de12

SHA-1:
29edd1140eaba02e50677626f138df9434b8ab45

SHA-256:
9dddc34a9d1047f0620d32f72a58cc535b2c96d516b8fbf2234de5fa0323ce71

Scanner detections:
33 / 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 Numlock Apps.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:06:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
836

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KA
7.11.180.70

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141021

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141021

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
1.0.20.1470

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19788

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.31451
9.0.1.0294

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
8.14.10.21.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY (variant)
8.10599

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
10/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/S-9ad4719b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
11.2014-21-10_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13662

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3065

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowsersApp.A
v2014.10.21.11

McAfee
Artemis!BB1C1217D21F
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
15.0.0.882

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.denpbb
0.28.2.62483

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.21.11

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

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.FF
14.10.21.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141019

Sophos
Generic PUA CJ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14
7.2.294

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34130

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.2146
2.0.0.1953

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,000 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browsers+Apps+1.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsers+apps+1.1\browsers+apps+1.1-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Numlock Apps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Numlock Apps, O=Numlock Apps, 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:
34E54C953CED93CA3918EF9B1B0A8F93

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/21/2014 12:37:27 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rNs4NTx3GlPshk5BbPBlr3QzSpSRjTTOm:5BNNWlUi5RgzSpSRjTTV

Entry address:
0x9D452

Entry point:
E8, 3D, 03, 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:
6.5564

Code size:
789 KB (807,936 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
7f032c79-7a15-492c-bb96-58da6410be7b-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/002284/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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