c6576ccf-ef1b-42f7-aaf1-49268a4dbfba-2.exe

App Lid

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 c6576ccf-ef1b-42f7-aaf1-49268a4dbfba-2.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Lid  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
61055fdeaf069b745f4a145dfe046684

SHA-1:
86368e5e85e203778f938b25ff2c6afd85226c40

SHA-256:
3fdfe14176cdb1e4038bebda18eea4c50385119a226a18b74a6abe969b70dfee

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 6:16:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.104862
788

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.193.163

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3266

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14129

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.104862
1.0.20.1715

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.46347
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.104862
8.14.12.09.12

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.104862
11.2014-09-12_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2827

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppLid.A
v2014.12.08.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.104862
15.0.0.1029

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.djsupf
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.104862
11.20141209

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.08.01

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.8.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141206

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
907.5 KB (929,248 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
App Lid.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app lid\c6576ccf-ef1b-42f7-aaf1-49268a4dbfba-2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/4/2014 7:03:57 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c2ntHrZ+21xwrTVrwKjKGMTQLAEueKMJCy3o3zszK5pS4N3pTAm4N:c2tHt3xwrTVRRgMJCy+zx5pS4nTQN

Entry address:
0x82C20

Entry point:
E8, 1B, B1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C8, 98, 4D, 00, E8, 3A, 4E, 00, 00, E8, C2, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, AE, B0, 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, 44, 54, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.5951

Code size:
639 KB (654,336 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
c6576ccf-ef1b-42f7-aaf1-49268a4dbfba-2

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-32.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.32:80)

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