» hqprovideo 1.6v09.01-codedownloader.exe
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hqprovideo 1.6v09.01-codedownloader.exe

HQProVideo 1.6V09.01

AcDc 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 hqprovideo 1.6v09.01-codedownloader.exe, “HQProVideo 1.6V09.01 exe” by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 21 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 HQProVideoV09.01 extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.

File name:

Publisher:

HQProVideoV09.01 (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:

HQProVideo 1.6V09.01

Description:

HQProVideo 1.6V09.01 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

21a17098cc861e67bd371aac050f14c9

SHA-1:

03b5ba02cd319d3cffb93383f506d68167675b85

SHA-256:

5d028225db5b7219a44173bdff028445936e892f753bd36f045796676b929be6

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 AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 12:21:24 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@maXbv@gO

737

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2015.01.14

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4

7.11.200.132

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3215

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.CrossAd

4.0.3.15128

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@maXbv@gO

1.0.20.140

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.62733

9.0.1.028

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)

9.11010

F-Secure

Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@maXbv@gO

11.2015-28-01_4

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@maXbv@gO

15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Gen.Application.Heur

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.191.14632

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider

14.0.0.2572

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A

v2015.01.28.12

McAfee

Artemis!21A17098CC86

5600.6871

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@maXbv@gO

16.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dmckrj

0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.01.28.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle

15.1.28.12

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

36642

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.CrossRider.Win32.1530

2.0.0.2034

File size:

1.1 MB (1,147,360 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

HQProVideo 1.6V09.01.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\hqprovideo 1.6v09.01\hqprovideo 1.6v09.01-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

12/1/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

12/2/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/9/2015 12:04:27 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:tJ7tD5EXTx3qcJBEZiC9ldVIrjvHRkpSbGT9V:tFxmXNPJUi8WtkpSbGT

Entry address:

0xA30B2

Entry point:

E8, C5, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00... 
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Code size:

829 KB (848,896 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

6c0606ed-08da-46ef-9025-8d8b9eadb851-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

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/006904/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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