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hq-video-profession-1.3-codedownloader.exe

HQ-Video-Profession-1.3

HQ-Video

The application hq-video-profession-1.3-codedownloader.exe, “HQ-Video-Profession-1.3 exe” has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for HQ-Video extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js.
Publisher:
HQ-Video

Product:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3

Description:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ea02efc56de47921ac46aea8736d1ae0

SHA-1:
4584beecae93d8523071d97eeb7746446e6e087d

SHA-256:
b7226d0d0ac2657539a079342c020d1473b1ba77d0d596583c3dd74051b1ff3b

Scanner detections:
12 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:54:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3546

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1433

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.950
9.0.1.062

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9465

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
3/3/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideoProfession.A
v2014.03.03.02

McAfee
Artemis!EA02EFC56DE4
5600.7202

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FVGFY
11.20140303

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.f
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Generic PUA EF
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05BJ14
7.2.62

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
26810

File size:
541 KB (553,984 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-profession-1.3\hq-video-profession-1.3-codedownloader.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2014 2:27:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EU/mRA2vj7uyvb74jCEhrNsLg2DLmJ8pT9:EU/mRA2v/vnxdZDywT

Entry address:
0x4B9FF

Entry point:
E8, CA, D4, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, 3A, 48, 00, E8, FB, 49, 00, 00, E8, 6F, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 5D, D4, 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, 8D, 7A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
425.5 KB (435,712 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3-codedownloader

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hq-video-profession-1.3-codedownloader.exe \reinstallapp \runfrom=task \agentregpath='hq-vide


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)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/007935/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

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

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