hd-quality-v3-codedownloader.exe

Airwaves Moves

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 hd-quality-v3-codedownloader.exe, “HD-Quality-v3 exe” by Airwaves Moves has been detected as adware by 6 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 HD-Quality-v3 extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
HD-Quality-v3  (signed by Airwaves Moves)

Product:
HD-Quality-v3

Description:
HD-Quality-v3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
22b53b3401484335787e8d2c703bfe4f

SHA-1:
cdbabcf2bb4057ab7a2f2785ee6395d2668f8303

SHA-256:
613cd4db6ce115cee14d90025f064532b550bc46c5313d582d8c6463f0dbf01b

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

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 Airwaves Moves.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:46:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.170.100

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.31533
9.0.1.05190

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.AirwavesMoves.CC
14.9.1.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
32210

File size:
556.9 KB (570,264 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HD-Quality-v3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hd-quality-v3\hd-quality-v3-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Airwaves Moves, O=Airwaves Moves, 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:
1B38D9E53AEB06C578CCDBFFEAA46567

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2014 5:05:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:sGHAtw1k2A1CuWXW4pQnDmosCUafftSfXQFnkNMK6WrpN1VpTBs8HgMOj:sGHAtSkquWPQnD3aQFnkCM1VpTK8Ha

Entry address:
0x4857A

Entry point:
E8, 7B, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4348

Code size:
438.5 KB (449,024 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
f4eeb1da-12eb-4313-8766-f5544c820b97-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hd-quality-v3-codedownloader.exe \reinstallapp \runfrom=task \agentregpath='hd-qual


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/006543/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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