fe0aba47-b5bc-435c-8c40-10352fa23d1b-7.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-7.exe, “HD-Quality-1.1V02.12 exe” by Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
76acb6b241b5ac9ee3730e433344160b

SHA-1:
a9242b12fcd8f47742db6183ac03305ee68ab12e

SHA-256:
5576bdbc5a43696344fb7ac18ae904bd57e2a07ca451066711b977f595b971ae

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. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:24:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
16.1.19.14

File size:
1 MB (1,097,688 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-7.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 9:04:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EbPFseEoDxQBhMi23bu9RQTjv7pSPuJTc:EbFtdMhm3BL7pSP4Tc

Entry address:
0x9B9E2

Entry point:
E8, C5, 00, 01, 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:
774.5 KB (793,088 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
fe0aba47-b5bc-435c-8c40-10352fa23d1b-7

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-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

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

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