home

ge-force-buttonutil.exe

Ge-Force

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 ge-force-buttonutil.exe by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Webar  (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
738e339a5c2360f5254f9cda0a7d1288

SHA-1:
12409917a1b22857d963524c267ea3f4cb96b45b

SHA-256:
3ff8211138d697ba53a854e5bd44a57a8af3c8620fae6764fb891c7f5eab416b

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install new code and Javascript updates for the extension.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd).

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:25:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@maf4onei
707

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.ZZ
7.11.205.246

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150227

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3185

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15227

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@maf4onei
1.0.20.290

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.9334
9.0.1.058

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@mi@DJZli
8.15.02.27.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.11096

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
2/27/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@maf4onei
11.2015-27-02_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@maf4onei
15.2.25

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14805

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2420

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
v2015.02.27.09

McAfee
Artemis!738E339A5C23
5600.6841

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@maf4onei
16.0.0.174

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.dmvxmo
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.tu1@mi@DJZli
11.20150227

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.27.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.bb5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle
15.2.27.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1800B9C4!402700740
23.00.65.15225

Sophos
Generic PUA BC
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
37092

File size:
277.5 KB (284,136 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Ge-Force.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ge-force\ge-force-buttonutil.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 3:59:59 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:
1/19/2015 9:43:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:T2LvkB9sdTYrehJt9xBvj7j+RgrMXHTM:yLMB9MJbxBr7OQ

Entry address:
0x1D135

Entry point:
E8, AC, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 28, F8, 43, 00, E8, A5, 25, 00, 00, E8, 6C, 15, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 3F, 8F, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, AF, 2B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4371

Code size:
200 KB (204,800 bytes)

Remove ge-force-buttonutil.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.