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cinemax-codedownloader.exe

Cinemax

Derzany Network

Part of the Crossrider framework, a web browser extension that will deliver advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application cinemax-codedownloader.exe by Derzany Network has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 SBG extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js.
Publisher:
SBG  (signed by Derzany Network)

Product:
Cinemax

Description:
Cinemax exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
5bf69993ea5952f6e7c915ae2d14d13d

SHA-1:
2c03bef54b18a70337efd5fd2c0d874b1f8e0cb2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 Derzany Network.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:59:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.DerzanyN (M)
16.3.28.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,568 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Cinemax.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\cinemax\cinemax-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Derzany Network

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/19/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Derzany Network, O=Derzany Network, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B0561FCCFCF4B0EFE35935957AC76E9B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/2/2014 8:36:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EAnvgoN5wxspqAD+tntcrK2b9MA/clMO7zNQuRxh3bHdfvE60pSOmxopTL/+:E7oXwxJAD+tbA4tnNQufh5F0pSOmx0T

Entry address:
0x9FA42

Entry point:
E8, 37, 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:
6.5575

Code size:
811 KB (830,464 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3c2d021a-d14a-4d46-b8b4-5ef49ea27d8d-1

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\3c2d021a-d14a-4d46-b8b4-5ef49ea27d8d-1.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.112.146:80)

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

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