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ge-force-buttonutil.exe

Ge-Force

Armageddon 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 ge-force-buttonutil.exe by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Ge-Force by Sailor Project which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

iWebar (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:

Ge-Force

Description:

Ge-Force exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

86187285e1e1f66d880140be71474b73

SHA-1:

3f93d197839ae2b2d19a12da53bba5f87a19c029

SHA-256:

dd19482e16421b814454ce382244059ddfadeeb562487ffcadda39b911fa04c7

Scanner detections:

27 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install new code and Javascript updates for the extension. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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 Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:

4/24/2024 10:41:58 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@ka3fVXki

6213306

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4

7.11.196.160

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150104

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.141223

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@ka3fVXki

1.0.20.1780

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

20453

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.48369

9.0.1.0357

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@ka3fVXki

9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BO potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/CrossRider

1/4/2015

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@ka3fVXki

5.13.68

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@ka3fVXki

14.12.24

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.GeForce.A

v2014.12.22.05

McAfee

Program.Artemis!AEC673A35518

5600.6895

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@ka3fVXki

15.0.0.1068

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dlcdoo

0.30.0.64448

Norman

Gen:Application.Heur.ru1@ka3fVXki

04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.22.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.ArmageddonLabsBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.T

15.1.4.17

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59

23.00.65.141221

Sophos

Generic PUA LN

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4789396

35418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.CrossRider.Win32.643

2.0.0.2017

File size:

282.5 KB (289,248 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

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:

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

12/1/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

12/2/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:

00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/21/2014 12:33:03 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:AGrprfYQ7gZhrx24WIe3GLNKhORpt5MMyRZ7+Zh6y879Y+pYlKQmV7wP+2:AGrprfFgZlx2jGjRGZ7+3TBsxMT

Entry address:

0x21055

Entry point:

E8, 4C, 91, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 0F, 44, 00, E8, 35, 27, 00, 00, E8, 4B, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, DF, 90, 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, 3F, 2D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8... 
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Code size:

207 KB (211,968 bytes)

The file ge-force-buttonutil.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Ge-Force by Sailor Project

Ge-Force/iWebbar is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.

crossrider.com/install/61911-ge-forces

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