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hq-v1.8-bg.exe

HQ-V1.8

Robokid Technologies

By using the Crossrider framework, this web extension is loaded in the web browser and displays advertisments on web pages not affiliated by the extension or company. These unwanted advertisements are injected by the extension in the browser in the form of common ad types such as banners and text-links. The application hq-v1.8-bg.exe by Robokid Technologies has been detected as adware by 13 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:
HQVideo  (signed by Robokid Technologies)

Product:
HQ-V1.8

Description:
HQ-V1.8 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b251b1285b760252bf7bce6d6f136e47

SHA-1:
65cc6fdde7571b1b22ca1146d050c3563a128d08

SHA-256:
143091130b9a1c98d80c19b5e59ce7c42af5fe2f46b3a13157983f889b57f021

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 Robokid Technologies.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:43:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.206

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3396

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14731

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

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of browser_apps 1.1-bg.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.19

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

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.dcqiem
0.28.2.61148

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.RobokidTechnologies.J
14.7.31.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
609 KB (623,640 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-V1.8.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-v1.8\hq-v1.8-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Robokid Technologies

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/23/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Robokid Technologies, O=Robokid Technologies, STREET=Athinodorou 3 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:
00ECF35E880AD0F3BC6F82DFB1F2E84CC0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2014 12:06:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GjqcX1ZuWVkpAtt1qvmD5hcl3bDBXLDCTAkB:GjdX10WMTLliTP

Entry address:
0x51A38

Entry point:
E8, 5F, CC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 08, 24, 49, 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...
 
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Code size:
485 KB (496,640 bytes)

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