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The application hdshop-firefoxinstaller.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 Firefox Installer is part of the Crossrider toolbar platform and is designed to install the Crossrider plugin within Mozilla Firefox. It will also manage the Firefox SQLite connectivity. 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:
8c8acd27dacee4c974d1907cb64ce75e

SHA-1:
3789679fbdaeb14992ecafcf5d6b7e0dd018fbc6

SHA-256:
c9b713ea145a6494081ed646c0235dbc31bc89cf12c5dd18470ec4bc3b712cd5

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/26/2024 4:51:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.hdplus.X
14.3.8.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27172

File size:
936.5 KB (958,976 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-firefoxinstaller.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2014 10:56:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qcMpT7XUSjc7IpWzJrfzRmK2xFi4tKq3p7zioP0d2rdFSkDuuUaji3/bFsccgKmG:qLwDY8l7RmK2xFiXnubji3/OTYT7m

Entry address:
0x9D5C0

Entry point:
E8, 82, EF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE...
 
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Entropy:
6.5326

Code size:
762.5 KB (780,800 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
hdshop-firefoxinstaller

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hdshop-firefoxinstaller.exe \installxpi \agentregpath='hdshop' \extensionfilep


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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