hd-quality-v2-nova.exe

HD-Quality-v2

Robokid Technologies

By using the Crossrider framework, this web extension is loaded in the web browser and displays advertisments on web pages not affiliated by the extension or company. These unwanted advertisements are injected by the extension in the browser in the form of common ad types such as banners and text-links. The application hd-quality-v2-nova.exe, “HD-Quality-v2 exe” by Robokid Technologies has been detected as adware by 7 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 HD-Quality-v2 by Robokid Technologies which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HD-Quality2  (signed by Robokid Technologies)

Product:
HD-Quality-v2

Description:
HD-Quality-v2 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1e3b2ee6ec09cba9a7cf3bd4e849a73f

SHA-1:
fa6639dbd6ff191fc3042268a1c0363a6f30010e

SHA-256:
8b4d7edcb2a34d9da5869ae297395dc5ac97840ffec92db76e59725c472958e3

Scanner detections:
7 / 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). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 1:19:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.163.92

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3404

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE (variant)
8.10135

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.24.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.RobokidTechnologies.S
14.7.24.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31494

File size:
628 KB (643,096 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HD-Quality-v2.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hd-quality-v2\hd-quality-v2-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/22/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/23/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Robokid Technologies, O=Robokid Technologies, STREET=Athinodorou 3 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:
00ECF35E880AD0F3BC6F82DFB1F2E84CC0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2014 6:09:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FqX4ix2/vPmVBVqO59MeENEyTvSGkZ5pTPWv8gU5:FqIiyZ+hhG0TU/U5

Entry address:
0x4A08C

Entry point:
E8, 5C, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, 39, 48, 00, E8, DE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EF, DE, 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, 9A, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3475

Code size:
450.5 KB (461,312 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b178ab49-1141-489d-ae4c-27249db6218b-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hd-quality-v2-nova.exe \lnktg='hd-quality-v2' \ojhxgn=59564 \bmmvih='0017


The file hd-quality-v2-nova.exe has been discovered within the following program.

HD-Quality-v2  by Robokid Technologies
HD-Quality is an web browser advertisement extension that delivers ads to the user's web browser. Ads are in the form of traditional banners as well as context-hyper links.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.55:80)

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