ebe2f2ab-ec9d-4de1-9cab-17c324c60b8f-5.exe

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 ebe2f2ab-ec9d-4de1-9cab-17c324c60b8f-5.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 19 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:
Webar  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ac02977d8acbf587bedbbc7119d3adcc

SHA-1:
919933dda24f8de394467fba9846fe3edfeedec3

SHA-256:
f1fc1cbfd962a2f860b5fb144b8c86c505c8d1f1331b81b04dfe2afd15094f04

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:00:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mGGbWSiO
731

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.02.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.206.190

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3209

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1524

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mGGbWSiO
1.0.20.175

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.16110
9.0.1.049

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11116

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mGGbWSiO
11.2015-04-02_4

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mGGbWSiO
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14895

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2539

Malwarebytes
v2015.02.18.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mGGbWSiO
16.0.0.105

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.04.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

Sophos
Generic PUA HN
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
37220

File size:
1.1 MB (1,157,080 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\ebe2f2ab-ec9d-4de1-9cab-17c324c60b8f-5.exe

Digital Signature
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:
2/3/2015 12:04:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ttdyZPBwxdWovBEU0jGPcbqU7wpSdQyT2+:ttcZPufvBqj37wpSdQyTJ

Entry address:
0xA6F7F

Entry point:
E8, 6B, 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:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ebe2f2ab-ec9d-4de1-9cab-17c324c60b8f-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-184-168-221-61.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.61:80)

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