fdaf87e1-acee-4f00-87dc-c7b3e81be483-64.exe

PubBrowsAppPlus2.1

Clash Project (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 fdaf87e1-acee-4f00-87dc-c7b3e81be483-64.exe, “PubBrowsAppPlus2.1 exe” by Clash Project (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
PublicBroLLC  (signed by Clash Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
PubBrowsAppPlus2.1

Description:
PubBrowsAppPlus2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1e222fb14c6b134b8185539ce1ca4fb4

SHA-1:
f3c83381132dd769305a14073d0859f99b4f495c

SHA-256:
faf7ff0e0905ba674e941fc363238942920c9efe1030ae102046e29d465a908a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 11:45:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.3.15.3

File size:
1.9 MB (1,940,440 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
PubBrowsAppPlus2.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pubbrowsappplus2.1\fdaf87e1-acee-4f00-87dc-c7b3e81be483-64.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Clash Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Clash Project (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:
75DD4745F68AF8221A12839F4A4F8FE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/11/2015 1:03:49 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xD2508

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 3F, F9, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 02, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 48, 89, 74, 24, 18, 57, 48, 83, EC, 30, E8, B4, 5C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, B9, 02, 00, 00, 00, E8, CB, F8, 00, 00, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 48, 8D, 3D, B7, DA, F2, FF, 66, 39, 05, B0, DA, F2, FF, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 31, 48, 63, 05, DF, DA, F2, FF, 48, 03, C7, 81, 38, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EA, B9, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 66, 39, 48, 18, 75, DF, 33, DB, 83, B8, 84, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, F8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89...
 
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Entropy:
6.2580

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,166,848 bytes)

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