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hq-quality-v1.6v16.10-bg.exe

Neon Alchemist Station

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-quality-v1.6v16.10-bg.exe, “HQ-Quality-v1.6V16.10 exe” by Neon Alchemist Station has been detected as adware by 20 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-v1.6V16.10  (signed by Neon Alchemist Station)

Product:
HQ-Quality-v1.6V16.10

Description:
HQ-Quality-v1.6V16.10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
10110827a38b2d79519f907bb023815c

SHA-1:
94d0f088861515a117684ca01d8a32f859ee3b2f

SHA-256:
91a407ad8a945d862d8257f0ab494da3e3f7f94c7ac9cf80fbd1dbf71a5b23eb

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 Neon Alchemist Station.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:56:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
838

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Plush.2.32
7.11.179.110

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3319

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.GoogUpdate
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
1.0.20.1460

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36019
9.0.1.0292

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.10.19.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA (variant)
8.10576

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQQuality.A
v2014.10.16.08

McAfee
Artemis!C9EFAB501287
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.2
15.0.0.876

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.613800.B
14.10.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.NeonAlchemistStation.W
14.10.16.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141014

Sophos
Generic PUA NO
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

File size:
569.4 KB (583,080 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Quality-v1.6V16.10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-quality-v1.6v16.10\hq-quality-v1.6v16.10-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Neon Alchemist Station

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Neon Alchemist Station, O=Neon Alchemist Station, 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:
4682924DB7F76F78C4C54215DBB9CE75

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/15/2014 8:37:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2sZkyGcIy3ZN8rfQ5LPCi79qZvTqp6gsmL:2Y8EDzCi79aTqp6mL

Entry address:
0x4D865

Entry point:
E8, 12, CA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 70, 7B, 48, 00, E8, 55, 49, 00, 00, E8, C9, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, C9, 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, 25, 4F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4653

Code size:
445.5 KB (456,192 bytes)

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