hq-video-profession-1.3-enabler.exe

HQ-Video-Profession-1.3

HQ-Video

The application hq-video-profession-1.3-enabler.exe, “HQ-Video-Profession-1.3 exe” has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. By utilizing the Crossrider browser extension platform, the Enabler module is designed to manage the integration with the user's web browser and install/manage the plugin for Chrome, IE and Firefox. While running, it connects to the Internet address stats.srvstatsdata.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
HQ-Video

Product:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3

Description:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
37a41baeb44eb10b1252e3fecd31fb62

SHA-1:
c793db8cbf3a069a7d51f83d5f74a8e640d71da5

SHA-256:
98c36d4eb5e84f95a58ee89c62ecc7d44c8a75beae24b40808de8625be691bf5

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/18/2024 12:12:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
7.1.1

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)
8.9490

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
3/3/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideoProfession.A
v2014.03.03.02

McAfee
Artemis!37A41BAEB44E
5600.7202

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FVILG
11.20140303

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.EE
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Generic PUA MH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05BJ14
7.2.62

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27000

File size:
396 KB (405,504 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-enabler.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/3/2014 2:47:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0l8xZNyX8unHFK5WQ5mUrhMdbsAlFFWR2mJO3r5zpTBBXGa:e8xDyX8KFYUUrhIQAl/q2mJUpTT

Entry address:
0x36408

Entry point:
E8, 94, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, FD, 45, 00, E8, 52, 25, 00, 00, E8, D2, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 27, 99, 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:
301.5 KB (308,736 bytes)

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

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hq-video-profession-1.3-enabler.exe \enablebho \agentregpath='hq-video-profession-1.3'


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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