d93b80b0-76ce-4247-acbf-c70995f51387-5.exe

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 d93b80b0-76ce-4247-acbf-c70995f51387-5.exe by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 17 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:
iWebar  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f6c1555ff7cf64ef6197fbc64f596366

SHA-1:
3c59463075b6af06f049b28440c09fc005f6023a

SHA-256:
a641f2ad2742c7fa998f2422b6e3dc799b5df75eac6667a3eadd8455f33e5673

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:04:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@k4staAiO
6213306

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.197.30

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@k4staAiO
1.0.20.1780

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@k4staAiO
9.0.0.4668

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@k4staAiO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@k4staAiO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.12.22.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@k4staAiO
15.0.0.1068

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@k4staAiO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.22.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
15.1.4.17

Sophos
PUA 'AppRider' (of type Adware)
5.09

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,080 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iwebar\d93b80b0-76ce-4247-acbf-c70995f51387-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/21/2014 11:33:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0G7cMAQTAb9YQFxZ3L2rw82Ihm6K/UNLWCh+Y4PepShSWTpE:qGMp7ArNthbRWChpcepShSWTC

Entry address:
0xA131F

Entry point:
E8, 73, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
793.5 KB (812,544 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
d93b80b0-76ce-4247-acbf-c70995f51387-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.32:80)

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