cinema-plus-1.2-nova.exe

Cinema-Plus-1.2

Motoko Group

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application cinema-plus-1.2-nova.exe, “Cinema-Plus-1.2 exe” by Motoko Group has been detected as adware by 16 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:
Cinema Plus  (signed by Motoko Group)

Product:
Cinema-Plus-1.2

Description:
Cinema-Plus-1.2 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
e73c4872468f05dbf34d1da078d6112f

SHA-1:
5ef6c3a47fcbaa183e5bd5ee0a7521d27ad76b32

SHA-256:
0ef2826c0509e0bf75aef21476b4fab764f184fdbbca71707c7794a0afbbbdeb

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:58:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.08.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.168.242

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3373

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14823

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27333
9.0.1.05190

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

F-Prot
W32/A-04c00d5a
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PlusHD
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CinemaPlus.A
v2014.08.23.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.ddocbc
0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.23.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.MotokoGroup.T
14.12.22.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.12
2.0.0.1899

File size:
607.4 KB (621,928 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Cinema-Plus-1.2.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\cinema-plus-1.2\cinema-plus-1.2-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Motoko Group, O=Motoko Group, 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:
00AAFC4F8011F7FD7C00748C990950D28A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2014 5:05:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:j6cs1JWnNjea5+XZSWkxflK/gqBvfU7pTSdC9KAdx0:mcs1JO4mQ/eTIC9pn0

Entry address:
0x47C2C

Entry point:
E8, 5C, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, E4, 47, 00, E8, DE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EF, DE, 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, 13, 68, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3422

Code size:
430.5 KB (440,832 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
c03b3c08-327a-4beb-91d7-9d15ac50a470-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
cinema-plus-1.2-nova.exe \fxyintq='cinema-plus-1.2' \fhawjde=60548 \tzguvhe


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

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