cinplus-1.3v15.10-codedownloader.exe

CinPlus-1.3V15.10

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 cinplus-1.3v15.10-codedownloader.exe, “CinPlus-1.3V15.10 exe” by Neon Alchemist Station has been detected as adware by 11 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 Cin1.3PlusV15.10 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:
Cin1.3PlusV15.10  (signed by Neon Alchemist Station)

Product:
CinPlus-1.3V15.10

Description:
CinPlus-1.3V15.10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
3423b29e99640bdf596803b4ef07cf03

SHA-1:
a2fe3d1bb593af1110fa0805b0635c5307db3706

SHA-256:
b9a38a67c87d99d4f6005bfb7fcffdff08ee43b173acd2d4a2cc549273a8c24c

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 Neon Alchemist Station.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:33:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141023

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY (variant)
8.10585

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3055

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CinemaPlus.A
v2014.10.23.11

McAfee
Artemis!3423B29E9964
5600.6968

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.EE
14.10.23.23

Sophos
Generic PUA KC
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34062

File size:
1 MB (1,100,200 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
CinPlus-1.3V15.10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\cinplus-1.3v15.10\cinplus-1.3v15.10-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 9:59:59 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:
10/15/2014 6:40:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:b0ccLJ0xMxRAG8BNRL5yopgaYmy3MJpSslto5T0d:b0ccF0xcyBr5FycJpSsqT0d

Entry address:
0x9B582

Entry point:
E8, 3F, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.5567

Code size:
776.5 KB (795,136 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
0c796670-8da9-4e5e-b16c-338402cb9dea-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/002401/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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