fe0aba47-b5bc-435c-8c40-10352fa23d1b-5.exe

HD-Quality-1.1V02.12

Aussie Labs (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 fe0aba47-b5bc-435c-8c40-10352fa23d1b-5.exe, “HD-Quality-1.1V02.12 exe” by Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 34 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 platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HD-QualityV02.12  (signed by Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HD-Quality-1.1V02.12

Description:
HD-Quality-1.1V02.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c7cef158ce548a94486b3953905b5e54

SHA-1:
d98e536adfc12abadddbad5eed2ed1853748a02a

SHA-256:
cee29f1b3eb2c046eada4cf8cfd3e1537a744afe41d78da57328d6da6af22113

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:46:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@mi721nbO
593

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.06.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.KI
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Application.Heur.E3AE5C
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-CN [PUP]
2014.9-150621

AVG
Crossrider
2016.0.3071

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15621

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@mi721nbO
1.0.20.860

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-514
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22372

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.25262
9.0.1.0172

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.CC potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11748

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
6/21/2015

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

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@mi721nbO
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16151

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.1852

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDQuality.A
v2015.06.21.02

McAfee
Artemis!C7CEF158CE54
5600.6727

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@mi721nbO
16.0.0.516

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.djrhih
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.21.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.d6d
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.BrightCircle.OD6
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
15.6.21.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.Zusy!6.1E7E
23.00.65.15619

Sophos
Generic PUA NJ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.CrossRider/Variant
9800

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0ELU14
7.2.172

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0ELU14
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
40916

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.2085
2.0.0.2210

File size:
1.1 MB (1,136,600 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HD-Quality-1.1V02.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hd-quality-1.1v02.12\fe0aba47-b5bc-435c-8c40-10352fa23d1b-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Aussie Labs (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:
685AE12077846353AA542302DA532ABD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/1/2014 9:04:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tX0nKsFjLpexTWxmkim/l1lLKfK0cDEV0MmpSI8TVn:OnpQCmaN1l4rmpSI8TVn

Entry address:
0xA230F

Entry point:
E8, 71, 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:
803 KB (822,272 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
fe0aba47-b5bc-435c-8c40-10352fa23d1b-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-32.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

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