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hqtotals-chromeinstaller.exe

HQTotalS

HQplustotalS

The application hqtotals-chromeinstaller.exe has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program HQTotalS by Kimahri Software inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. The file utilizes the Crossrider browser extension platform. ChromeInstaller is the component designed to install and manage the extension's Google Chrome integration. While running, it connects to the Internet address stats.srvstatsdata.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

HQplustotalS

Product:

HQTotalS

Description:

HQTotalS exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

42c189f9eef5238361e4ccfb74da149e

SHA-1:

f15d4d3a6aff37a1c428de26946b638054eaf98e

SHA-256:

9c2830d9d276c655ebed08f83fbd9853b416e0ea89dab4638596044de43ef94b

Scanner detections:

4 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Gogole Chrome.

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:

4/25/2024 9:08:20 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of omg music plus-chromeinstaller.exe (Adware)

2014.5.15.4

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OMGMusicPlus.A

v2014.03.20.05

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.HQplustotalS.Y

14.3.20.17

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

27584

File size:

2 MB (2,051,072 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

HQTotalS.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\hqtotals\hqtotals-chromeinstaller.exe

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/16/2014 3:03:48 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:WgWwZAbyjhnUYDHQQNlYCSsuAGYvbpSlBTwUzn+nPRx:WgrZljhnUYDHQQNxtuP

Entry address:

0xFFE74

Entry point:

E8, 50, 09, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 83, 0A, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 7A, 0A, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 6D, 0A, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, A7, 5D, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 40, 2F, 56, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, FA, 30, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 40, 2F, 56, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 73, EC... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.8541

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,199,616 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

HQTotalS-chromeinstaller

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

hqtotals-chromeinstaller.exe \rawdata=wtxoz+vgtdqrb9w8lyhbq5qypyftwp4gpisrqn3zx

The file hqtotals-chromeinstaller.exe has been discovered within the following program.

HQTotalS by Kimahri Software inc.

HQTotalS is an adware web browser application that displays banner ads as well as contextual link ads that are injected in the web page.

84% remove it

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/001839/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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