home

hq-quality-v1.6-bg.exe

Evangelion Group

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application hq-quality-v1.6-bg.exe, “HQ-Quality-v1.6 exe” by Evangelion Group has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HQ-Quality-v1.6  (signed by Evangelion Group)

Product:
HQ-Quality-v1.6

Description:
HQ-Quality-v1.6 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
7fb313ff3ef17d6429f402f28d15b991

SHA-1:
244d794013be65e72d64ef8c877f5373cfb814d8

SHA-256:
0880e673f06fc9c6a6cfe8b6c68dd5585f2111c6e56d658f095530bbb3f7a9a8

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.

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 Evangelion Group.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 1:10:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
885

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.165.16

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3392

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1492

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.1225

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.17413
9.0.1.0245

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.14.09.02.05

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

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of p-hd-v1.4-bg.exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.15

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQQuality.A
v2014.08.05.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.dclbxm
0.28.2.61148

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.EvangelionGroup.R
14.8.5.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14803

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
589.4 KB (603,504 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Quality-v1.6.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-quality-v1.6\hq-quality-v1.6-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Evangelion Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Evangelion Group, O=Evangelion Group, 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:
0095E2A1168FF10F1D56CF5FFE4ABC7450

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/3/2014 11:18:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ffTvrKTFt2KAbi1iGjkXbi/cBXOMVfACC4J8ehyTBT+An:ffTvrKTFt3Z8BpATz

Entry address:
0x4F848

Entry point:
E8, 5F, CC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, CD, 48, 00, E8, 52, 49, 00, 00, E8, C6, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F2, CB, 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, 70, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4800

Code size:
465 KB (476,160 bytes)

Remove hq-quality-v1.6-bg.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.