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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 17 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 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 distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

HQuality3 (signed by Airwaves Moves)

Product:

HQuality-v3

Description:

HQuality-v3 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

5ca10c402f52249029ecd675bcdb8e5e

SHA-1:

6fa2a5c05b86f2d981bfd19046337e8984cda6a5

SHA-256:

1210e1dd1bf1aac566a271438c2b214427191ac8ad0b21b5e5514be23bacdee9

Scanner detections:

17 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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:

4/26/2024 7:19:14 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.gt

7.11.175.234

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3334

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.31757

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AM potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/S-9ad4719b

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Crossrider

14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13550

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.HQuality.A

v2014.10.01.12

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

14.10.01.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.AA

14.10.1.12

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:

8/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 11:05:16 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:RQz74ZiL9BVa2TE7A3g9sUrwCN8uKnlI0gH7Sh1851nsQoYjSpTByO514R1:zc7Vahcw9AuKl1gH7ShyehYjSpTMO8

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:

6.4259

Code size:

453.5 KB (464,384 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

68eb2eaa-d297-482f-8edf-44d71322c5c6-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

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/001224/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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