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gxldk.exe

Berserk Group

Part of the Crossrider framework, a web browser extension that will deliver advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application gxldk.exe by Berserk Group has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named GXLDK triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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.
Publisher:
CinPl-2.5c  (signed by Berserk Group)

Product:
CinPl-2.5c

Description:
CinPl-2.5c exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
85ab40a0e307c3f54e30b4418410379f

SHA-1:
8e89e85bb2223b0dd4ca92c6b8a9f33948280d65

SHA-256:
63278cd83154bd4757b903f7d34cbaa334f72b882163e09c7ad8eaf43167f250

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:07:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
857

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.172.150

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141001

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3335

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1370

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.10.01.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AQ (variant)
8.10425

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-01-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 4322aa2c-2a83-42da-8982-868aa837879a-11.exe (Adware)
2014.11.15.16

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3170

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CinemaPlus.A
v2014.10.01.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.822

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.01.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.BerserkGroup.F
14.9.15.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33168

File size:
1.9 MB (1,954,200 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
CinPl-2.5c.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\gxldk.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Berserk Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Berserk Group, O=Berserk Group, 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:
58761EBCDB730A1C637A95BCB768285A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/15/2014 2:28:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:fsBtXPMAW+dEHhRDcnWTjr/pSZlTyUzn+nPRxm:fCJBW+dEBVwBx

Entry address:
0xEACD4

Entry point:
E8, 3A, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 6D, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 64, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 57, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 60, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, D0, F2, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, D0, F2, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D1, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8581

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,127,424 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
GXLDK

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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