hdtotals-updater.exe

HDTotalS

HDplustotalS

The application hdtotals-updater.exe has been detected as adware by 3 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 HDTotalS by Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform) which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is built using the Crossrider browser extension toolkit; the Updater component is used to dynamically connects to the Crossrider API (update.srvstatsdata.com/.../{CAMP_ID}/update.json) and download additional code in order to automatically update HDplustotalS extension/toolbar.
Publisher:
HDplustotalS

Product:
HDTotalS

Description:
HDTotalS exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a5c40e868cd8278accce1b615a41335e

SHA-1:
cd59d8cd17dfc919ce71ef22f9dc9b2af695c18c

SHA-256:
0289376c47318a16289d9142b18ba7315766717d6a7d5bfb4af5ad055524f699

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. This is the updater mechanism that runs in the background as a scheduled task.

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:
5/5/2024 3:29:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.HDplustotalS.Q
14.4.7.13

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
10680

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27438

File size:
382 KB (391,168 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HDTotalS.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hdtotals\hdtotals-updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2014 12:04:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:a+Zg9feQvG/3SKBsLCsh1VPsi8JJl7Ewuq/AhAJa1zpTBGjNsy:aYwfeQvG/3Smsh1VPsio7EwuqohAJgpu

Entry address:
0x333D8

Entry point:
E8, 61, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E8, C7, 45, 00, E8, 52, 25, 00, 00, E8, D2, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F4, 98, 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, E4, 55, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4429

Code size:
289 KB (295,936 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
HDTotalS-updater

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hdtotals-updater.exe \runupdater \agentregpath='hdtotals' \appid=53172


The file hdtotals-updater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

HDTotalS  by Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform)
This is an ad-supported (adware) web browser extension that may inject advertising in the user's web browser in the form of banner ads, text hyperlinks as well as popups.
crossrider.com
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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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to errors.srvstatsdata.com  (208.85.150.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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