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hq-video-pro-1.5-updater.exe

HQ-Video-Pro-1.5

HQ-Video

The application hq-video-pro-1.5-updater.exe, “HQ-Video-Pro-1.5 exe” has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider browser extension toolkit; the Updater component is used to dynamically connects to the Crossrider API (update.srvstatsdata.com/.../{CAMP_ID}/update.json) and download additional code in order to automatically update HQ-Video extension/toolbar.
Publisher:
HQ-Video

Product:
HQ-Video-Pro-1.5

Description:
HQ-Video-Pro-1.5 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
57b8bed8584811c209d025c1c40edd58

SHA-1:
6932b748b578eccee498f11e83a9fad6f9c70c29

SHA-256:
8f4fa18fe4b85408751f4a3487da70baf9c65a162371e23e45ade92582c9a9b8

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. This is the updater mechanism that runs in the background as a scheduled task.

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.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:08:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140306

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3543

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1436

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9505

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideoPro.A
v2014.03.06.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.X
14.8.15.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27112

File size:
383 KB (392,192 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Video-Pro-1.5.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-1.5\hq-video-pro-1.5-updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2014 11:05:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XDcR9jGiRZet/0NMkCI5uuyFJl2Or7Hfy6jrEpTBKmWR:XedGiRZet7kCI5uuOTr7Hq6jrEpTcm

Entry address:
0x33678

Entry point:
E8, 61, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, C7, 45, 00, E8, 52, 25, 00, 00, E8, D2, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F4, 98, 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, E4, 55, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
290 KB (296,960 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
HQ-Video-Pro-1.5-updater

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hq-video-pro-1.5-updater.exe \runupdater \agentregpath='hq-video-pro-1.5' \appi


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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to errors.srvstatsdata.com  (208.85.150.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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