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The application hdshop-chromeinstaller.exe has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. The file utilizes the Crossrider browser extension platform. ChromeInstaller is the component designed to install and manage the extension's Google Chrome integration. While running, it connects to the Internet address stats.srvstatsdata.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
hdplus

Product:
hdshop

Description:
hdshop exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
196b5a487fb970c3b49fc3c0de51f8fe

SHA-1:
89a73a1eb23f570039413ed86d51a8f7b449da85

SHA-256:
65afbde0330bb721ddaba357896250c5134482fd493080136d50c871a4919330

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Gogole Chrome.

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.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 7:14:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.hdplus.W
14.3.8.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27172

File size:
2 MB (2,051,584 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
hdshop.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hdshop\hdshop-chromeinstaller.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2014 10:56:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Ydv04PDPPORbExTX471jN8hBJ68TEpSEgTkNOUzn+nPRx:YdtPjORbExTX471mXJ1h

Entry address:
0xFFE34

Entry point:
E8, 50, 09, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 83, 0A, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 7A, 0A, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 6D, 0A, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, A7, 5D, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, C0, 30, 56, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, FA, 30, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, C0, 30, 56, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 73, EC...
 
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Entropy:
6.8529

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,199,616 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
hdshop-chromeinstaller

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hdshop-chromeinstaller.exe \rawdata=i1h6jti5fa6jqk3chccv30a+iquqwddm1on0rja6b


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/008979/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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