ftgq.exe

TornPlusTV_version1.11

Arod Group (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 ftgq.exe, “TornPlusTV_version1.11 exe” by Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 23 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:
Qwerty  (signed by Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
TornPlusTV_version1.11

Description:
TornPlusTV_version1.11 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
537a84e44d266dd8c0bd9fae3c8a80c7

SHA-1:
0f68abb8cd0e0be4f25deb0b407ae28275f28c04

SHA-256:
29c80bb36cd3c2a3f394db48e78d5cf387ce51d97efc1ee0c77288fe32e7c367

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:29:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGX7QbmO
5822478

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KH
7.11.188.28

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AP [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141121

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGX7QbmO
1.0.20.1625

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20155

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.42990
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGX7QbmO
9.0.0.4570

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

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGX7QbmO
11.2014-21-11_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGX7QbmO
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2890

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.21.08

McAfee
Artemis!537A84E44D26
5600.6939

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGX7QbmO
15.0.0.975

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.21.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.04a
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.ArodGroupBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.E
14.11.21.23

Sophos
Generic PUA AP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
34948

File size:
1.9 MB (2,007,000 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TornPlusTV_version1.11.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\ftgq.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Arod Group (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Arod Group (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:
2E8AFF90B80D6850112E322E12C15E12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 4:45:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:YLRZ00YzrzeEJyAawSYryG1cKuWpSRGTRk+Z1V1DzS:4RS1XtafNB

Entry address:
0xF3B11

Entry point:
E8, 5F, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 92, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 89, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 7C, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, D0, A9, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, D0, A9, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, F6, EA...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,170,944 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
FTGQ

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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