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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 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-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:
4a37b634add3b3ab4ab9917d9d434098

SHA-1:
f610a9f0723ccd0dd778188bcbffb2aa24590976

SHA-256:
c4423558f60c4134792daa917f91a464e4e5b6794f329ec625b4199565d2d30d

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 BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:42:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.195.56

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3261

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141214

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kqEwiNii
1.0.20.1765

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

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
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideo.A
v2014.12.14.06

McAfee
Artemis!A0A0FE6CBC92
5600.6912

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
14.12.14.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.BadFingerProjectBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.Y
14.12.14.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141212

Sophos
Generic PUA EG
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 2:07:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cT4zSxSeaCdTJ6Gf7yTIsk6jDUp131DiSVzYBjcfkWhB2TBJnEG+Ur3mfB:cT46bld9ff7yTqBixVMhB2T3nEmU

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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