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hdq-1.2cv19.12-bg.exe

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 hdq-1.2cv19.12-bg.exe, “HDQ-1.2cV19.12 exe” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12

Description:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
0b5fdd68b130db2fe8a82410e3db5ed3

SHA-1:
fde7cc1cbe511efe3eb949595e26f7ba6ff81bea

SHA-256:
7252ebd55431cafa2182c4d6fdc3e040bba6235bb3f7753914053da3583cbdf4

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:09:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Du1@kKWXT8li
6209727

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.197.16

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141214-1

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Du1@kKWXT8li
1.0.20.1775

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20432

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.Du1@kKWXT8li
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/21/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Du1@kKWXT8li
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Du1@kKWXT8li
14.12.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2763

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
v2014.12.21.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Du1@kKWXT8li
15.0.0.1065

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.Du1@kKWXT8li
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.ArmageddonLabsBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.P
15.1.4.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141219

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
467.5 KB (478,688 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HDQ-1.2cV19.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hdq-1.2cv19.12\hdq-1.2cv19.12-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 3:12:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kKgiRbYe//3ltg/AK5W9J+yBBVaIRpPp/LtMbt3x3STBcgYkko:dRMe/fTIkR/L+x3STugYs

Entry address:
0x3A945

Entry point:
E8, 72, AE, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E8, D8, 46, 00, E8, 25, 30, 00, 00, E8, B7, 1B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 05, AE, 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, F5, 35, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4979

Code size:
344 KB (352,256 bytes)

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