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hqvid-1.9gv29.01-codedownloader.exe

ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 hqvid-1.9gv29.01-codedownloader.exe, “HQVid-1.9gV29.01 exe” by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 21 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 HQVid-1.9gV29.01 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.
Publisher:
HQVid-1.9gV29.01  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
HQVid-1.9gV29.01

Description:
HQVid-1.9gV29.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
94a81f7d0c7fd801587f2f7e0533fbfe

SHA-1:
37a88d67ec6fcec6f77bb985feb37ea7acc41b56

SHA-256:
f906502f4d56c84a61575df087bd8d50ee1a266224cad3e2f1d361eea74d5d70

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:46:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mylWHHnO
6486625

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.206.0

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1524

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mylWHHnO
1.0.20.150

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.15314
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mylWHHnO
9.0.0.4799

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
2/4/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mylWHHnO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mylWHHnO
15.1.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
v2015.01.30.12

McAfee
Artemis!94A81F7D0C7F
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mylWHHnO
16.0.0.90

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@kylWHHnO
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.30.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.9e5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

Sophos
Generic PUA DH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
948.5 KB (971,224 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQVid-1.9gV29.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqvid-1.9gv29.01\hqvid-1.9gv29.01-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 6:04:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:P6eEDSjp2yZRxRqHn9MFogBFMHL/3LihWSzq3b+djge6pSL/SpTpd9x:PtEDjcRxRqHn9djiQSzq3OEe6pSLGTX

Entry address:
0x86CA2

Entry point:
E8, AF, E6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5940

Code size:
664.5 KB (680,448 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
f7674e3b-2d39-465b-8c8e-9d07fcdc50cd-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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/007014/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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