fa8703c1-5d9a-49eb-8ccc-60e685a107ad-5.exe

HQCinema Pro 2.1V22.01

Selecao Technologies (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 fa8703c1-5d9a-49eb-8ccc-60e685a107ad-5.exe, “HQCinema Pro 2.1V22.01 exe” by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) 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. 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:
HQ-VideoV22.01  (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
HQCinema Pro 2.1V22.01

Description:
HQCinema Pro 2.1V22.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ed6e29f581a2c524ffcb92d301e4a497

SHA-1:
fdefe95a921999ed93768fcad2f8a0ba058b748d

SHA-256:
43c48ca7d2b87e1217d6cf26b26a965120ccbe1749cdbb40efb1e95ccf5033d1

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:
5/3/2024 11:25:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@m0lgNTcO
6386702

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.204.126

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3221

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1524

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@m0lgNTcO
1.0.20.110

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.7891
9.0.1.035

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@m0lgNTcO
9.0.0.4799

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
2/4/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@m0lgNTcO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@m0lgNTcO
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.Application.Heur
t3scan.1.8.6.0

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

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.22.03

McAfee
Artemis!C09C1A39E072
5600.6865

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@m0lgNTcO
16.0.0.66

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@m0lgNTcO
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.22.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.d6a
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.11

Sophos
Generic PUA GB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
7.2.35

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
10.465.04

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36666

File size:
1.1 MB (1,163,752 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQCinema Pro 2.1V22.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqcinema pro 2.1v22.01\fa8703c1-5d9a-49eb-8ccc-60e685a107ad-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Selecao Technologies (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:
3F2791037D410A199539AA4A99F7DEB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2015 5:04:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0Lm3baBgZr0ZmBxUTnoP8nLSORGU0g9x7zpS1CTi3RR:0Lm3uBg2InBQ/Rp7zpS1CT

Entry address:
0xA79DF

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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Entropy:
6.5670

Code size:
838 KB (858,112 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
fa8703c1-5d9a-49eb-8ccc-60e685a107ad-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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