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Coalition Trading 967

The application comfort-codedownloader.exe by Coalition Trading 967 has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for Dustin extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. While running, it connects to the Internet address stats.srvstatsdata.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Dustin  (signed by Coalition Trading 967)

Product:
Comfort

Description:
Comfort exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
4014fdc41d027d8571a8b806479f67c5

SHA-1:
cbf2693fe98bc4a77f40044de8fe0e9ad1639a79

SHA-256:
bab55944c21804cfb1040bc7b66ce2623adcf60eb3442becf22d788d5690b9fc

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 Coalition Trading 967.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:19:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Coalitio (M)
16.5.12.12

File size:
465 KB (476,208 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Comfort.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Coalition Trading 967

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Coalition Trading 967, OU=Development, O=Coalition Trading 967, STREET=213 Mathews Meyiwa Road, L=Durban, S=Kwazulu Natal, PostalCode=4001, C=ZA

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

Serial number:
00A6EB186BCF3CAFADE413594711A8DE5D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/27/2013 12:00:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Uzu7VhKUyVyiBXhgPl+SddmdmYWTtEgiDSaHYT/InZfUsg9eyBrYRjPzSQVopTpr:wBxes2eXBSQV0TCmX

Entry address:
0x42EA9

Entry point:
E8, FA, B4, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB...
 
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Entropy:
6.5150

Code size:
371.5 KB (380,416 bytes)

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/006004/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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