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gohd-bg.exe

GoHD

Porter Studio Plus

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 gohd-bg.exe by Porter Studio Plus has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
InstallMoon  (signed by Porter Studio Plus)

Product:
GoHD

Description:
GoHD exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
75328dc9ea7250fc4f229f09f86542f1

SHA-1:
1e8324bfadbab35626661019a421687ab1a95aee

SHA-256:
febd4a0c30f8117a2cf12c2f279a955fc515e952a1e28f68c39db5f192a69172

Scanner detections:
36 / 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.

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 Porter Studio Plus.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:08:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
801

AegisLab AV Signature
W32.Alman
2.1.4+

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.182.254

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3279

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.141126

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
1.0.20.1650

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Crossrider-86
0.98/19582

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19655

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.31451
9.0.1.0330

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kmzTpKmi
9.0.0.4570

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
11/26/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
11.2014-26-11_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoHD.A
v2014.11.26.07

McAfee
Artemis!137B1A83091B
5600.6935

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.1147.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
15.0.0.990

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.debtnd
0.28.2.62440

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20141129

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.26.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.PorterStudioPlus.H
14.11.26.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141124

Sophos
Generic PUA EA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14
7.2.330

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.335
2.0.0.1975

File size:
643.9 KB (659,360 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
GoHD.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gohd\gohd-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Porter Studio Plus

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Porter Studio Plus, O=Porter Studio Plus, 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:
00B7BA41CFBA8D50AF9A2A64362C08FA91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 8:36:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sL7Qtct7uPvM8nGUrHFkhKhRrB2uT3Jlzo:a7QZPvMYBbFhrjTvzo

Entry address:
0x5C5CA

Entry point:
E8, 4D, CB, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 28, 8F, 49, 00, E8, 50, 49, 00, 00, E8, C4, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E0, CA, 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, 20, 4F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4485

Code size:
507.5 KB (519,680 bytes)

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