» gohd-buttonutil.exe
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gohd-buttonutil.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-buttonutil.exe by Porter Studio Plus has been detected as adware by 37 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.

File name:

gohd-buttonutil.exe

Publisher:

InstallMoon (signed by Porter Studio Plus)

Product:

GoHD

Description:

GoHD exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

5dddeedf08c8243f147a68da9fc882c9

SHA-1:

bccb5faec2f20d497d02646c4cb0825dc90d0735

SHA-256:

4d5e72014d19c95892ed6b45e7e6df238d4e6e327da47c6bfb5a408e8860adf7

Scanner detections:

37 / 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 Porter Studio Plus.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 5:06:18 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935

801

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.10.13

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen

7.11.182.172

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]

2014.9-141126

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3279

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.CrossAd

4.0.3.141126

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935

1.0.20.1650

Bkav FE

W32.InjectAdwaredDwnA1.PE

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Crossrider-87

0.98/19586

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

19942

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.37373

9.0.1.0330

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153935

8.14.11.26.07

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)

8.10653

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Adwapper

11/26/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-145080a0

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935

11.2014-26-11_4

G Data

Win32.Adware.Crossrider

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Adwapper

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.183.13345

Kaspersky

Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate

14.0.0.2888

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.GoHD.A

v2014.11.26.07

McAfee

Artemis!330BA9E94552

5600.6935

Microsoft Security Essentials

Threat.Undefined

1.179.1221.0

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935

15.0.0.990

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dfhotl

0.28.2.62440

nProtect

Virus/W32.SpyEye

14.07.27.01

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.P

14.11.26.7

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59

23.00.65.141124

Sophos

Generic PUA GO

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

10214

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1207

7.2.330

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Adwapper

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

34422

Zillya! Antivirus

Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.2671

2.0.0.1941

File size:

271.4 KB (277,920 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

GoHD.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\gohd\gohd-buttonutil.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 8:34:30 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:N8hMyO24mWbGCo3ZXsiuypc/RGrGZE816fRnV+TROLixx0VA3gYiuo:N8hMv24iCGyyCGST4fRVLKU

Entry address:

0x1E945

Entry point:

E8, AC, 93, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A8, EB, 43, 00, E8, 35, 27, 00, 00, E8, 4B, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 3F, 93, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.3569

Code size:

197 KB (201,728 bytes)

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