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hqtotals-updater.exe

HQTotalS

HQplustotalS

The application hqtotals-updater.exe has been detected as adware by 6 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. It is built using the Crossrider browser extension toolkit; the Updater component is used to dynamically connects to the Crossrider API (update.srvstatsdata.com/.../{CAMP_ID}/update.json) and download additional code in order to automatically update HQplustotalS extension/toolbar.
Publisher:
HQplustotalS

Product:
HQTotalS

Description:
HQTotalS exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
01e5e6be31244ccea1ee64005d0a7f03

SHA-1:
38f2a724c77ddf8de0b083b3aa20aeca678f0e70

SHA-256:
98108191184557554c5f2f152ebbb4cd85b1e0cc6ad387499fd333c996c5ef0a

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. This is the updater mechanism that runs in the background as a scheduled task.

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 7:00:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of hdtotals-updater.exe (Adware)
2014.5.15.4

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQTotalS.A
v2014.03.20.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.HQplustotalS.Q
14.3.20.17

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
10716

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0317
7.2.79

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27438

File size:
382 KB (391,168 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQTotalS.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqtotals\hqtotals-updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2014 3:04:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:a+Zg9feQvG/3SKBsLCsh1VPsi8JJl7Ewuq/AhAJa1zpTBGjNsy:aYwfeQvG/3Smsh1VPsio7EwuqohAJgpu

Entry address:
0x333D8

Entry point:
E8, 61, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E8, C7, 45, 00, E8, 52, 25, 00, 00, E8, D2, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F4, 98, 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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Entropy:
6.4429

Code size:
289 KB (295,936 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
HQTotalS-updater

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hqtotals-updater.exe \runupdater \agentregpath='hqtotals' \appid=53172


The file hqtotals-updater.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.
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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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to errors.srvstatsdata.com  (208.85.150.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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