» hquality-v3-codedownloader.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details
Programs (1)
Network (3)

hquality-v3-codedownloader.exe

HQuality-v3

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 hquality-v3-codedownloader.exe by Airwaves Moves has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program HQuality-v3 by Crossrider Platform which is a potentially unwanted software program. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for HQuality3 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:

HQuality3 (signed by Airwaves Moves)

Product:

HQuality-v3

Description:

HQuality-v3 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

5290f2c66445ad4ec8e3c177ec8053df

SHA-1:

6188273418aa67c22405cfaff87987aea0036139

SHA-256:

5f40eac882008b6451f1839da9862ed9649209b939c9ecd84cfee50a28c15690

Scanner detections:

23 / 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:

4/25/2024 3:07:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.gt

7.11.175.234

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.NSIS.Adwapper

4.0.3.14923

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

19589

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.31757

9.0.1.0266

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AM potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Adwapper

9/23/2014

F-Prot

W32/S-9ad4719b

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Crossrider

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of hd-quality-v3-codedownloader.exe (Adware)

2014.12.5.17

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13550

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.HQuality.A

v2014.09.23.01

McAfee

Artemis!7A9D454B5AAA

5600.6998

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.denouv

0.28.2.62440

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.587672

14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.AirwavesMoves.AA

14.9.23.13

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Adwapper

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4789396

33120

Zillya! Antivirus

Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.2143

2.0.0.1939

File size:

573.9 KB (587,672 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

HQuality-v3.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\hquality-v3\hquality-v3-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:

9/2/2014 3:05:16 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:7Qz74ZiL9BVa2TE7A3g9sUrwCN8uKnlI0gH7Sh1851nsQoYjSpTByO514R5:Nc7Vahcw9AuKl1gH7ShyehYjSpTMOs

Entry address:

0x4A13A

Entry point:

E8, 71, 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:

6.4260

Code size:

453.5 KB (464,384 bytes)

The file hquality-v3-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

HQuality-v3 by Crossrider Platform

79% 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/000739/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)

Remove hquality-v3-codedownloader.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security

herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.