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hq pro video 1.6v25.11-codedownloader.exe

HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11

Winston Project

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 hq pro video 1.6v25.11-codedownloader.exe, “HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11 exe” by Winston Project has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for HQ ProV25.11 extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
HQ ProV25.11  (signed by Winston Project)

Product:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11

Description:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
507f987bf55ab5c8e869665e4108417b

SHA-1:
8fab653aa40e49b91e7af02d9683a288ba83162d

SHA-256:
77d04625f3f2e28118ccd5fc9dbd0c15d480128d5444aad01d9f9f39982ccd38

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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. The owner/publisher of this file is Winston Project.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:29:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kyU8kVoO
5857434

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KC
7.11.189.70

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Winston
2015.0.3277

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14121

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kyU8kVoO
1.0.20.1660

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.43722
9.0.1.0335

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kyU8kVoO
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6583813c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kyU8kVoO
11.2014-28-11_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kyU8kVoO
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
v2014.11.28.03

McAfee
Artemis!2E230D99A8DF
5600.6929

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.fv1@kyU8kVoO
15.0.0.996

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.28.03

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.d
14.11.29.18

Sophos
Generic PUA PB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35088

File size:
1.1 MB (1,144,216 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V25.11.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq pro video 1.6v25.11\hq pro video 1.6v25.11-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Winston Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Winston Project, O=Winston Project, 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:
00B312FD1B7F10CF48C48080B24091FB8E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/25/2014 12:04:38 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:c323Kxo2YNXnIPOwazO7dAXM+pSwIT1Ns:cE+TYNYPld+pSwITPs

Entry address:
0xA1052

Entry point:
E8, CF, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
817 KB (836,608 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
aad81c0e-3883-423e-aae3-d2f1ea5fc519-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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/004258/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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