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hqube-v1.6-codedownloader.exe

HQube-V1.6

Evangelion Group

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application hqube-v1.6-codedownloader.exe by Evangelion Group has been detected as adware by 5 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 HQFree 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.
Publisher:
HQFree  (signed by Evangelion Group)

Product:
HQube-V1.6

Description:
HQube-V1.6 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
823272674ee167dc96924bb1d3d9a43c

SHA-1:
5594b38d5f2ac855cfb5bd303397ee69e8ca9de9

SHA-256:
5aeaaadca78711eada374e8dcae29d75482745ba87b2bfeca8c57e666f3a992a

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 Evangelion Group.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:48:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-M [PUP]
140813-1

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.EvangelionGroup.Y
14.8.22.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
32210

File size:
545.4 KB (558,448 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQube-V1.6.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqube-v1.6\hqube-v1.6-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Evangelion Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Evangelion Group, O=Evangelion Group, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0095E2A1168FF10F1D56CF5FFE4ABC7450

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 5:04:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eJC7Fs04CQMeO97tCZqQmgmPRQBRq8rG7NRkoEFTtpT0h2R:QYVjq8k3Ti0

Entry address:
0x46F4A

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.4240

Code size:
428 KB (438,272 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b60b7732-4026-40fc-a695-b4ed53c66bc1-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hqube-v1.6-codedownloader.exe \reinstallapp \runfrom=task \agentregpath='hqube-v


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/002849/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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