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disco_games_updating_service.exe

The application disco_games_updating_service.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 27 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-50-63-202-62.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
MD5:
5f126bd699c6b4d75e22dacdb74ad314

SHA-1:
c2d8694d78eee41d8cedef40d5de962b5fb7cccf

SHA-256:
b195d069209375a1d4ed2ed8f88fb77036c0e2e30c207508d537384e63c93d67

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:55:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.fmGfaWXZ!Rni
674

avast!
Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
2014.9-150401

AVG
Win32/Zbot.G
2016.0.3141

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Downloader
4.0.3.1541

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.fmGfaWXZ!Rni
1.0.20.455

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Crossrider-610
0.98/23203

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.58064
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.fmGfaWXZ!Rni
8.15.04.01.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.CI potentially unwanted application
6.3.12010.0

F-Prot
W32/Adware.AKXY
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.fmGfaWXZ!Rni
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.fmGfaWXZ!Rni
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of roller_coaster_park_updating_service.exe
2015.7.6.8

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.202.15530

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.2.529

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2015.04.13.05

McAfee
Trojan.RDN/Generic Downloader.x!nc
5600.6797

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.195.2350.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.RP.fmGfaWXZ!Rni
16.0.0.273

nProtect
Virus/W32.SpyEye
15.04.07.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Cosmu.C
15.04.13.05

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.4.13.1

Trend Micro House Call
PAK_Generic.005
7.2.91

Trend Micro
PAK_Generic.005
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4732184
38882

File size:
94 KB (96,256 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\disco games\disco_games_updating_service.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 10:48:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:oS3ve6iunADyqb1kxJ99he6Eymnq0nujXpuNjkH5JgufBv0ao6y22NAepi5Wa/qv:oSfwJqJTeRy0YXpuBkHkuJvO6y8e7S

Entry address:
0x39CD0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, FD, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB...
 
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Entropy:
7.8904

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
92 KB (94,208 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
disco_games_updating_service

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-62.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.62:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.224.18:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-185-158.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.185.158:80)

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

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