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hq-video-pro-2.1cv14.12-bg.exe

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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-video-pro-2.1cv14.12-bg.exe, “HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 21 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 part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
HQ-VideoV14.12  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12

Description:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
db1d3d589dbb0a353696e31c3ab85a1f

SHA-1:
7b4c66e9f49d389cbee03b1d37ec097d64fd522c

SHA-256:
487eaabb55e7b7459c03730596c9a8e12c2ecbffcd62ca31e7611f4bab4e6005

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

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 BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:35:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kqEwiNii
778

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.195.126

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3258

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141216

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kqEwiNii
1.0.20.1765

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20368

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA (variant)
8.10876

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/19/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kqEwiNii
11.2014-19-12_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kqEwiNii
14.12.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2786

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideo.A
v2014.12.16.07

McAfee
Artemis!DB1D3D589DBB
5600.6914

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kqEwiNii
15.0.0.1059

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.djqngq
0.28.6.63850

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.16.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.BadFingerProjectBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.Y
14.12.16.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141214

Sophos
Generic PUA EG
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35728

File size:
511 KB (523,232 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV14.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-2.1cv14.12\hq-video-pro-2.1cv14.12-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2014 1:07:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:lT4zSxSeaCdTJ6Gf7yTIsk6jDUp131DiSVzYBjcfkWhB2TBJnEG+Ur3mf8:lT46bld9ff7yTqBixVMhB2T3nEml

Entry address:
0x3ED95

Entry point:
E8, 72, AE, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F0, 87, 47, 00, E8, 25, 30, 00, 00, E8, B7, 1B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 05, AE, 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, F5, 35, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
383.5 KB (392,704 bytes)

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