hq-video-profession-1.3-firefoxinstaller.exe

HQ-Video-Profession-1.3

HQ-Video

The application hq-video-profession-1.3-firefoxinstaller.exe, “HQ-Video-Profession-1.3 exe” has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. The Firefox Installer is part of the Crossrider toolbar platform and is designed to install the Crossrider plugin within Mozilla Firefox. It will also manage the Firefox SQLite connectivity.
Publisher:
HQ-Video

Product:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3

Description:
HQ-Video-Profession-1.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b5e647e69798942578324de1d205b6eb

SHA-1:
d20d9615c3fffdbdc41e698e962afd69afed6c96

SHA-256:
d2113e26943fd292cbcc8c788ab9f2033302ec50d7b5d76387e312c1589d6378

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Firefox.

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:
5/11/2024 1:58:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.906078
903

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.144.196

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3546

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1433

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.906078
1.0.20.1135

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18095

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.950
9.0.1.062

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.906078
8.14.08.15.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9490

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
3/3/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.906078
11.2014-15-08_6

G Data
Adware.Generic.906078
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideoProfession.A
v2014.03.03.02

McAfee
Artemis!B5E647E69798
5600.7202

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.906078
15.0.0.681

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cvxobz
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FVDUL
11.20140303

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.08.15.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Generic PUA NC
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10420

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05BJ14
7.2.62

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
10.465.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27000

File size:
910.5 KB (932,352 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-firefoxinstaller.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2014 2:24:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:t0/ZDibVoYKaQCvEwCRdllEGx8PkrM6f+L6EyrYaHE6T3kSIk0tryv3Vij6dwgpp:t0/Z+JLfcTRdllEGx8PO0yvU6TF

Entry address:
0x99AE0

Entry point:
E8, 89, F1, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 08, 33, 3D, 38, 31, 4E, 00, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 8D, 73, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4F, 04, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 33, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 23, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, D0, 00, 00, 00, 89, 45, E8, 8B, 45, 10, 89, 45, EC, 8D, 45, E8, 89, 43, FC, 8B, 43, 0C, 89, 45, F8, 83, F8, FE, 0F, 84, EE, 00...
 
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Code size:
746 KB (763,904 bytes)

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

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hq-video-profession-1.3-firefoxinstaller.exe \installxpi \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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