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Ge-Force

ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 ea53db78-f78b-4799-af17-11587be6bf7e-1-7.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) 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 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:
Webar  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
036be2052a854da869f3db0c7fa0303f

SHA-1:
817719116cf635aca6d71f3f2326e315ab0290fd

SHA-256:
1949450afec660fafdd6129584078ea13093ffd23f44f1dae1e94a01826b230c

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. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 2:56:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mmZuhopO
6496598

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.02.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.206.64

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15131

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mmZuhopO
1.0.20.155

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mmZuhopO
9.0.0.4799

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mmZuhopO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mmZuhopO
15.1.25

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayer.A
v2015.02.25.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mmZuhopO
16.0.0.93

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kmZuhopO
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.31.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.328
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
1 MB (1,095,640 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Ge-Force.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ge-force\ea53db78-f78b-4799-af17-11587be6bf7e-1-7.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2015 12:04:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ckYwkCH52xb2sdOFJmjcBFXB80yjpS5jb15ebT8:ZYw2KFOj0gjpS5jb1MbT8

Entry address:
0x9D7D2

Entry point:
E8, CF, 00, 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...
 
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Code size:
782.5 KB (801,280 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ea53db78-f78b-4799-af17-11587be6bf7e-1-7

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-184-168-221-55.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.225.250:80)

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

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