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ge-force-codedownloader.exe

Ge-Force

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application ge-force-codedownloader.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Ge-Force by Sailor Project which is a potentially unwanted software program. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for iWebar extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.

File name:

Publisher:

iWebar (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:

Ge-Force

Description:

Ge-Force exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

fa348e1ead2d4019348beb49950da673

SHA-1:

0c7fed8e69a549b15e99e1bec5b676e9281ef3ea

SHA-256:

29b1f4163a0e006eb62762f2e4b82ca836b2ce8192a98bf9da27297467791980

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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 Sailor Project.

Analysis date:

4/19/2024 6:41:55 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

833

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2

7.11.164.150

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140813

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3384

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14813

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

1.0.20.1485

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.28043

9.0.1.0225

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

8.14.10.24.03

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

11.2014-24-10_6

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of clickmovie1-downloaderv10-codedownloader.exe (Adware)

2014.10.24.19

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky

Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate

14.0.0.3413

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.weDownload.A

v2014.08.13.07

McAfee

Artemis!8A23D18F9C7F

5600.7040

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.ddkkgi

0.28.2.61349

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.13.07

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.X

14.8.13.7

Sophos

Adware.weDownload Manager

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

31752

File size:

510.9 KB (523,112 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Ge-Force.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\ge-force\ge-force-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Sailor Project

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/18/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/19/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, 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:

47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/11/2014 5:00:28 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:28IuEaJtsk04hAmVYX5w/hcPeU1FqVcLNpRPU/KG47BZXPxQ1HozAKpTB4oETlfz:OYte4hAAYX2/h+SKG4FZK1HoEKpTeJ

Entry address:

0x438CA

Entry point:

E8, 7B, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1... 
[+]

Code size:

396.5 KB (406,016 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

93b116fd-77d8-4c2c-9011-c5e6b2eeda66-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

ge-force-codedownloader.exe \ctbpgy \ddxxbyazq=task \khplxj='ge-force' \yzuocl

The file ge-force-codedownloader.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

80% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com (69.16.175.42:80)

http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/008936/update.json

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to app-static.crossrider.com (69.16.175.10:80)

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