hk.exe

Browsers Apps -

Coder Born Group

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 hk.exe, “Browsers Apps - exe” by Coder Born Group has been detected as adware by 6 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 Browsers Apps - by Coder Born Group 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:
browser  (signed by Coder Born Group)

Product:
Browsers Apps -

Description:
Browsers Apps - exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
253cc22076de018f9bee933bae23c016

SHA-1:
01fae7868daeff7e4f80b0080b43def9e870e194

SHA-256:
609cb58ecda8a51f7a9211347e2a4958fbb2e464631163fdb5f63a2191fbca79

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:37:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.170.96

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK (variant)
8.10349

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowsersApp.A
v2014.09.01.10

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
32738

File size:
1.4 MB (1,500,544 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browsers Apps -.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Coder Born Group, O=Coder Born Group, STREET=Athinodorou 3, 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:
627D3A345CA7ABCDD1B73C2CAC45D327

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/1/2014 8:59:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0wfXixfTS39rftxQk2LQ2rJoxTQ8ZDyvBR4uf8JgAr85mdJ1lpS1qmTBI:0wfusd0ka2TnDaRugA4mdJ1lpS4mT+

Entry address:
0xE9160

Entry point:
E8, 59, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 8C, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 83, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 76, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, D4, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 10, EC, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7E, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 10, EC, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D5, ED...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.6122

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,129,472 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
HK

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hk.exe \infocmdline=qsgp5ifhft3srt03jy4kzor6zf7vmbe08t5cp


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

Browsers Apps -  by Coder Born Group
Browsers Apps (Freeven) is an adware Internet toolbar/extension that will deliver ads to the browser on web pages that are not affiliated with the ads or the extension.
crossrider.com/install/61787-browsers-app
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