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hq-v1.8-bho64.dll

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 module hq-v1.8-bho64.dll by Robokid Technologies has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is the 64-bit version of the Browser Helper Object (BHO) for the Crossrider web browser platform for Internet Explorer. Instead of utilizing a traditional IE Toolbar, Crossrider installs a BHO in the browser in order to manage the functionality of HQVideo addon. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
HQVideo  (signed by Robokid Technologies)

Product:
HQ-V1.8

Description:
HQ-V1.8 BHO

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a517a1fed677c3642b824ad2adaae266

SHA-1:
2146d404e150f7187b183c44aee1119a7cb474b5

SHA-256:
2bd6fc3e3f4a3a388287bd7ffd765ca888587be7efb7e07c7ed3ba1383a7ffcd

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will run as a BHO in Internet Explorer.

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:
4/18/2024 6:18:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.206

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3396

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win64.Crossrider
4.0.3.14731

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19039

ESET NOD32
Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider (variant)
8.10184

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Toolbar_CrossRider
7/31/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Adload
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.RobokidTechnologies.M
14.7.31.16

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0724
7.2.212

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31790

File size:
793.5 KB (812,568 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-V1.8.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-v1.8\hq-v1.8-bho64.dll

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

Registration
CLSIDs:
{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110511951168}, {22222222-2222-2222-2222-220522952268}

ProgIDs:
CrossriderApp0059568.BHO.1, CrossriderApp0059568.Sandbox.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2014 12:06:04 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cPjQ08QnsnR6p3GxnG7f9Oa/nTCANQyx9g2rM:cPjQqU6s07f0aPTH382I

Entry address:
0x58AEC

Entry point:
48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 49, 8B, F8, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F1, 83, FA, 01, 75, 05, E8, AF, CB, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, C7, 8B, D3, 48, 8B, CE, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, E9, 03, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 20, 4C, 89, 40, 18, 89, 50, 10, 48, 89, 48, 08, 56, 57, 41, 56, 48, 83, EC, 50, 49, 8B, F0, 8B, DA, 4C, 8B, F1, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, 89, 50, B8, 85, DB, 75, 0F, 39, 1D, 08, 1A, 06, 00, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, D2, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 43, FF...
 
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Code size:
522.5 KB (535,040 bytes)

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