hezik.exe

Sense

Morgan Enter Mode

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 hezik.exe by Morgan Enter Mode has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named HEZIK triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
Object Browser  (signed by Morgan Enter Mode)

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
719b91b08cb080b233e90cb2424f2884

SHA-1:
507406e43e3dae81efc2b53c4185a56a8baec54d

SHA-256:
f93d079fb01f948c90b31a25724015cc12f131fff3ae6836075ab0ee245ebac8

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:55:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
825

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.180.70

AVG
Morgan
2015.0.3314

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1530

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
19893

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36626
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.11.02.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10600

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.AX!tr
11/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-1a27c920
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-02-11_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13802

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.10.22.02

McAfee
Artemis!719B91B08CB0
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.918

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dgzjsr
0.28.2.62841

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.MorganEnterMode.F
14.10.22.1

Sophos
Generic PUA FA
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

File size:
1.9 MB (1,943,456 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Sense.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\hezik.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Morgan Enter Mode, O=Morgan Enter Mode, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E247EA066029B70533C15792B60ED4D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2014 2:35:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:s2jj7GXm7vzTQl0nqGG5nev/pSEFTPZ1V1DzE:RAybTUkqb3N

Entry address:
0xEBB91

Entry point:
E8, D7, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 0A, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 01, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, F4, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 20, BE, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 20, BE, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 6E, ED...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,110,528 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
HEZIK

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file hezik.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Sense  by Object Browser
Sense is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that will attempt to modify the user's home and search page settings as well as display advertisements in the browser. The software will attach to IE, Chrome and Firefox.
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