cinemap-1.3c-codedownloader.exe

CinemaP-1.3c

Winston Project

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 cinemap-1.3c-codedownloader.exe by Winston Project has been detected as adware by 18 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 Cinema Plus 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:
Cinema Plus  (signed by Winston Project)

Product:
CinemaP-1.3c

Description:
CinemaP-1.3c exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
6107144820e71c81b08c1035919551df

SHA-1:
e802d131cb68bcaa3ba36e99b0ab1acf18ab0b76

SHA-256:
e3abbc91dbdfd330e9e323fc02c41b5bc6b7e0c8d19229c461258d242465c336

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 Winston Project.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:59:40 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keaXo9jO
5823642

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KC
7.11.188.28

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
141119-1

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141121

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keaXo9jO
1.0.20.1625

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keaXo9jO
9.0.0.4570

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

F-Prot
W32/A-73a7935c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keaXo9jO
11.2014-21-11_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keaXo9jO
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CinemaPlus.A
v2014.11.21.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@keaXo9jO
15.0.0.975

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.21.09

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.AA
14.12.22.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
34948

File size:
1 MB (1,073,560 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
CinemaP-1.3c.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\cinemap-1.3c\cinemap-1.3c-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/19/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Winston Project, O=Winston Project, 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:
00B312FD1B7F10CF48C48080B24091FB8E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2014 1:28:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DpU9ko8axYZPsOTk6aoWssyksGLKvk2pS1nTWM8xi:Dm918uAsOIXorSKM2pS1nTWZi

Entry address:
0x98F42

Entry point:
E8, CF, 00, 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:
6.5479

Code size:
753 KB (771,072 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
03028fde-b6ef-4928-878a-0e9ddec76e17-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
cinemap-1.3c-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=sy+u0fnvdrukvlq95jz+kjpxam7afe\7af5kh3rcw


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-57.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.57:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.120.89:80)

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