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gohd-codedownloader.exe

GoHD

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 gohd-codedownloader.exe by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for InstallMoon extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
InstallMoon  (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
GoHD

Description:
GoHD exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
8483fd4261c65dc9df7f8d58a739b45d

SHA-1:
20519cf901dc8e2164c5a86725649e2123fbc8b9

SHA-256:
a0f168c07ce8d8ac210d8eb04addc91d604c45ad4a125af3745eb58eebb95607

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd).

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:54:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mqho2OoO
6387001

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.204.114

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3221

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15122

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mqho2OoO
1.0.20.110

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.8957
9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mqho2OoO
9.0.0.4799

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/30/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mqho2OoO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mqho2OoO
15.1.24

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoHD.A
v2015.01.22.02

McAfee
Artemis!5F8C8D4A9D93
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mqho2OoO
16.0.0.66

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mqho2OoO
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.26.11

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.11

Sophos
Generic PUA HG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
7.2.30

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36666

File size:
989.5 KB (1,013,224 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-codedownloader.exe

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
1/22/2015 12:04:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nDdU6v2zq9xxT9jSg7ygeQ2UVOx7YVaqotIWIpSJ4+T:nDdU6uzqDr+3kILIpSJ4+T

Entry address:
0x8B6E2

Entry point:
E8, A9, E6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
701.5 KB (718,336 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e8a386d0-039c-4813-ab10-d38690045304-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
gohd-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=uenn7plgm0rj6r5xylwf7xs7imdrj\sxcjw\hylrf


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/006626/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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