eec96653-9a9c-43f7-ae9a-8b5f4f572f04-1-7.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 eec96653-9a9c-43f7-ae9a-8b5f4f572f04-1-7.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 28 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:
a597b1db37be43c1ce93683a7912294a

SHA-1:
991481a9eafddd1e4d04cc715dc796f25f16750e

SHA-256:
fbadf82169f21b96470fb9b5ff3bd4677981d591ad207998088e0d192f5b8f97

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:40:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.8u1@myUteiiO
685

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.03.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.ZR
7.11.218.152

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-CD [PUP]
2014.9-150322

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3163

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15322

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.8u1@myUteiiO
1.0.20.405

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.16862
9.0.1.081

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.CD potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11349

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
3/22/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.8u1@myUteiiO
11.2015-22-03_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.8u1@myUteiiO
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14895

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2308

Malwarebytes
v2015.06.27.04

McAfee
Artemis!A597B1DB37BE
5600.6819

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.8u1@myAdiQkO
16.0.0.243

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider1.dnvjpv
0.30.0.296

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.22.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.BrightCircle.OD6
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.3.22.11

Sophos
Generic PUA JJ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0221
7.2.81

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00BI15
10.465.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
37240

File size:
974 KB (997,336 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Ge-Force.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ge-force\eec96653-9a9c-43f7-ae9a-8b5f4f572f04-1-7.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 1:59:59 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:
2/6/2015 1:04:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ji5YTGhtqMCwa0xjN09PuayVE5NRbDpTpvDS78pS2DT1:jyYTyVa0K9PJyy5NjF28pS2DT1

Entry address:
0x89782

Entry point:
E8, AF, E6, 00, 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:
687.5 KB (704,000 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
eec96653-9a9c-43f7-ae9a-8b5f4f572f04-1-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
eec96653-9a9c-43f7-ae9a-8b5f4f572f04-1-7.exe \rawdata=hlcpvs\pmqf0ciaof8p9u0uk\hw7ukqumvgj0qxjn


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-61.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.61:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.225.242:80)

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

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