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hqpurev1.8-codedownloader.exe

HQPureV1.8

Airwaves Moves

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 hqpurev1.8-codedownloader.exe by Airwaves Moves has been detected as adware by 34 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 HQPure 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:

HQPure (signed by Airwaves Moves)

Product:

HQPureV1.8

Description:

HQPureV1.8 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

686b18c6598cec6397121ca9771bff8a

SHA-1:

c59c5456f81a46027cfe0efc2b7a4073acdaf72c

SHA-256:

f9f6ec3e56f428acce0276ac4a99d153ce03a54406339e5ca6f65e11f3bb4106

Scanner detections:

34 / 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 Airwaves Moves.

Analysis date:

5/5/2024 12:23:46 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Kazy.374109

857

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.PlusHD

2014.06.18

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.A.16671

7.11.170.222

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-N [PUP]

2014.9-141001

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3335

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14101

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Kazy.374109

1.0.20.1370

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18241

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.31292

9.0.1.0274

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Kazy.374109

8.14.10.01.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AM (variant)

8.10367

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/CrossRider

10/1/2014

F-Prot

W32/S-9ad4719b

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Kazy.374109

11.2014-01-10_4

G Data

Gen:Variant.Kazy.374109

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.CrossRider

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Virus

13.180.12643

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

14.0.0.3170

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.HQPure.A

v2014.10.01.12

McAfee

Artemis!686B18C6598C

5600.6991

Microsoft Security Essentials

Threat.Undefined

1.177.1852.0

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Kazy.374109

15.0.0.822

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.deiqdq

0.28.2.61942

Norman

Sality.ZHB

11.20141001

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.10.01.12

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.Y

14.10.1.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59

23.00.65.14929

Sophos

Generic PUA LL

4.97

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1224

7.2.274

Trend Micro

PE_SALITY.RL

10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus

Trojan.GoogUpdate

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

32806

Zillya! Antivirus

Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.1793

2.0.0.1911

File size:

575.9 KB (589,720 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

HQPureV1.8.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\hqpurev1.8\hqpurev1.8-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Airwaves Moves

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/13/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/14/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Airwaves Moves, O=Airwaves Moves, 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:

1B38D9E53AEB06C578CCDBFFEAA46567

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/27/2014 3:05:41 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:FY8YuQzMjtCPWR8Dr/QqLmRvetNHidR4ILyfcHL894SrWMViDyzrKpTBtfNQz78j:FnQPJDrjHiHyt94SrJVRzrKpTr7

Entry address:

0x4AFBA

Entry point:

E8, 73, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4405

Code size:

456.5 KB (467,456 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

d72b4289-c38e-422f-99c5-435c278cd362-1

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/001193/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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