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hd-v2.2v19.10-codedownloader.exe

HD-V2.2V19.10

Neon Alchemist Station

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-v2.2v19.10-codedownloader.exe, “HD-V2.2V19.10 exe” by Neon Alchemist Station has been detected as adware by 30 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-V2.2V19.10 by Neon Alchemist Station which is a potentially unwanted software program. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for InfoHD-V2.2V19.10 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.

File name:

Publisher:

InfoHD-V2.2V19.10 (signed by Neon Alchemist Station)

Product:

HD-V2.2V19.10

Description:

HD-V2.2V19.10 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

311293c57d0434e082ed47be697acfbe

SHA-1:

bb61cda82cffba27d3c68ce07810afa03ec16a7c

SHA-256:

aa8cebab06b2855cecaf549f4e596b4df9f5f7084f1e64ac8d1c4aa6da03c2c6

Scanner detections:

30 / 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 Neon Alchemist Station.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 9:27:42 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

838

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.09.28

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/Zusy.105499.10

7.11.175.238

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]

141003-0

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-12356

0.98/21411

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.33869

9.0.1.0292

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

8.14.10.19.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY (variant)

8.10587

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Adwapper

10/19/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-1ac975b6

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

11.2014-19-10_1

G Data

Win32.Adware.Crossrider

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13584

Kaspersky

Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InfoHD.A

v2014.10.19.02

McAfee

Artemis!2ED38C936156

5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfrnzq

0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.10.19.11

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.AA

14.10.19.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030

23.00.65.141017

Sophos

Generic PUA CB

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Adwapper

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4789396

33706

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Adwapper.Win32.49

2.0.0.1928

File size:

1.1 MB (1,107,368 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

HD-V2.2V19.10.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\hd-v2.2v19.10\hd-v2.2v19.10-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Neon Alchemist Station

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Neon Alchemist Station, O=Neon Alchemist Station, 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:

4682924DB7F76F78C4C54215DBB9CE75

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/18/2014 9:47:26 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:FMeMYmxxWmudA2aREnYcAqx93KmDpSfybT+0:FTM/3IA/EnVLDpSfqT+0

Entry address:

0x9C382

Entry point:

E8, 3F, 03, 01, 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... 
[+]

Code size:

783 KB (801,792 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

a0e30bd3-1950-4322-a79f-01d3b017554b-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

The file hd-v2.2v19.10-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

HD-V2.2V19.10 by Neon Alchemist Station

HD (Brightcicle) is a web browser extension that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site.

86% remove it

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/002166/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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