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hdflashplayer-chrome.exe

Berta Brid Eco

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 hdflashplayer-chrome.exe by Berta Brid Eco has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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:
Berta Brid Eco  (signed and verified)

MD5:
731390aa1eba82eeaf5ec44ef8c2c323

SHA-1:
d120293eb6b10295028bfaa2536aac6c6f9730b6

SHA-256:
17ea3c1bf89458b98a4240e16abf3c9fb690417092b1a01be564fac5b14042df

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/19/2024 12:24:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-EC [Adw]
160114-1

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Yotoon
15.0.0.562

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Brightcircle.BertaBridEco.Installer (M)
16.1.15.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
46444

File size:
415.9 KB (425,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hdflashplayer-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Berta Brid Eco

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Berta Brid Eco, O=Berta Brid Eco, 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:
00EF48FE90F98CEC7AF0FDEECC0B376D44

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ks0F+SLcSwR0IqdzriLIzH1NIwSAVDoQqO/DYV17YFaAb0MahdTgymJlm29fTDFk:wsac3R0IqdzriJZAhoNSD6ZYFQc7iEvm

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file hdflashplayer-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://www.hdvidcodecs.com/.../HDFlashPlayer-Chrome.exe

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