dxdcu.exe

TheTorntv V10

Nickel Cycle Combo

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 dxdcu.exe, “TheTorntv V10 exe” by Nickel Cycle Combo has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named DXDCU triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
esc  (signed by Nickel Cycle Combo)

Product:
TheTorntv V10

Description:
TheTorntv V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
490a4f97aa7029993de2f436bb30a7a6

SHA-1:
b4ee985192a4f9cd4eee38842f7e9828bc084b29

SHA-256:
dbd750eaa96eab0df26ab4a4b4ece596e48d4bbcee5de464cd9dd6edd6dfca9e

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:01:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
844

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pq
7.11.178.230

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Nickel
2015.0.3322

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.141013

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1430

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.13

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10572

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
10/19/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-fe3c301b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-13-10_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13697

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3075

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.TornTV.A
v2014.10.13.08

McAfee
Artemis!490A4F97AA70
5600.6978

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.858

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.dgrhez
0.28.2.62671

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.13.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.NickelCycleCombo.F
14.10.14.12

Sophos
Generic PUA OP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33894

File size:
1.8 MB (1,930,144 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TheTorntv V10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\dxdcu.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nickel Cycle Combo, O=Nickel Cycle Combo, 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:
00E88B19F4C25DE21197EE9D01573D202A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/12/2014 9:36:21 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:rpGKvN1WDpHB/E4e19TWdwpYHpSLrT5Z1V1DzN:LvSpBre19yaX

Entry address:
0xE8D91

Entry point:
E8, CF, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 02, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, F9, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, EC, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 60, 8F, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 60, 8F, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 66, ED...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,098,752 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
DXDCU

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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