ce1bed9f-bfac-4e10-90fd-51f90cd2abdb-11.exe

HD-V2.2V12.10

Neon Alchemist Station

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 ce1bed9f-bfac-4e10-90fd-51f90cd2abdb-11.exe, “HD-V2.2V12.10 exe” by Neon Alchemist Station has been detected as adware by 20 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:
InfoHD-V2.2V12.10  (signed by Neon Alchemist Station)

Product:
HD-V2.2V12.10

Description:
HD-V2.2V12.10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ad0c97b8a342a566b3c0f2c05243ae0b

SHA-1:
a9ae39672e175414eb53b09f19732b75eb1dfedf

SHA-256:
2a7e020409e027d2b3089ad8bb58f2e8aa5af0e9c7aa3e104025bc2ec2bea99a

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:47:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
843

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Plush.1.224
7.11.177.244

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-141019

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3321

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.141014

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1435

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.14

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10563

F-Prot
W32/A-fe3c301b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-14-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A
v2014.10.14.07

McAfee
Artemis!AD0C97B8A342
5600.6977

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.19.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
14.10.14.16

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

File size:
1.8 MB (1,935,272 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HD-V2.2V12.10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hd-v2.2v12.10\ce1bed9f-bfac-4e10-90fd-51f90cd2abdb-11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Neon Alchemist Station, O=Neon Alchemist Station, 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:
4682924DB7F76F78C4C54215DBB9CE75

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/11/2014 10:50:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:mIvyWq1MnpIsORt3Q1LYzVE9pSsITkEZ1V1DzL:Vs1+Is+21LmD

Entry address:
0xEA681

Entry point:
E8, D7, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 0A, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 01, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, F4, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, A0, 9E, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, A0, 9E, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 6E, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8512

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,103,872 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ce1bed9f-bfac-4e10-90fd-51f90cd2abdb-11

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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