f7eb881e-fdfe-49a8-aabf-777a271a373c-6.exe

Shop and Save Up

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 f7eb881e-fdfe-49a8-aabf-777a271a373c-6.exe, “Shop and Save Up exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Shop and Save Up by BrightCircle Investments Limited which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
InstallMonetizer  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Shop and Save Up

Description:
Shop and Save Up exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b7d116e3a69b8685bee043af0236d993

SHA-1:
233a179509ef12ae1db44500320f55e47adbc959

SHA-256:
ebe111f568a5c577af24b130c871ea5157a923d13cc9a4b9d91af05d044a71ac

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 4:09:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.rz1@miz0z6fi
498

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.09.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
8.3.2.2

Arcabit
Application.Heur.ECD3D5
1.0.0.567

AVG
Generic_r
2016.0.2976

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.rz1@miz0z6fi
1.0.20.1335

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.CrossRider.BLZ
23291

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.22993
9.0.1.0267

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12296

F-Prot
W32/Crossrider.L.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.rz1@miz0z6fi
11.2015-24-09_5

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.rz1@miz0z6fi
15.9.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17314

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.1375

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ShopAndSave
v2015.09.24.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.rz1@miz0z6fi
16.0.0.801

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider1.dwtdzx
0.30.26.3725

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Icinema
15.09.24.11

Quick Heal
PUA.Badfingerp.Gen
9.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
15.9.24.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.CrossRider!1.A157[F1]
23.00.65.15922

Sophos
AppRider (PUA)
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
44014

File size:
1.3 MB (1,342,432 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Shop and Save Up.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\shop and save up\f7eb881e-fdfe-49a8-aabf-777a271a373c-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/24/2015 5:06:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sUo4cBxym8GGBkuI4JXXUGTxpSw+7ZidRXu9Y/vhfa9HPf:sy2CG5uzTxpSwPG9Y/vhfa9HPf

Entry address:
0x97918

Entry point:
E8, 8F, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A8, F7, 4F, 00, E8, F2, 76, 00, 00, E8, C6, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 22, 01, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 3B, 8E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
788.5 KB (807,424 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
f7eb881e-fdfe-49a8-aabf-777a271a373c-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file f7eb881e-fdfe-49a8-aabf-777a271a373c-6.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Shop and Save Up  by BrightCircle Investments Limited
Shop and Save Up is an adware program that installs as a web browser plugin to inject and display advertisements.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.64.178:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.55:80)

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