i - cinema-codedownloader.exe

I - Cinema

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 i - cinema-codedownloader.exe by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 33 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 I - Cinema by Bright circle investments Ltd. 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 DiscountFrenzy 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:
DiscountFrenzy  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
I - Cinema

Description:
I - Cinema exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a1090901f50a89b4f497a1108fa918a6

SHA-1:
2833adffe201302c0db40b939bf6186b591ebb6b

SHA-256:
209d4f5abca13850eeb329b415de0b21cae265d6f51c72ec474bb9b640976844

Scanner detections:
33 / 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 Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 10:49:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@kixKKraO
411

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.03.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.196.226

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-CG [PUP]
2014.9-151220

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2889

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.151220

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@kixKKraO
1.0.20.1770

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Crossrider-175
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.48349
9.0.1.0354

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@kixKKraO
8.15.12.20.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/20/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@kixKKraO
11.2015-20-12_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mK62rNfO
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15167

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.942

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoPhotoIt.A
v2015.12.20.01

McAfee
Artemis!4CE44B7A4945
5600.6545

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@kixKKraO
16.0.0.1062

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dlafvg
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@kixKKraO
11.20151220

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.20.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.BrightCircle.OD6
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
15.12.20.13

Sophos
Generic PUA OO
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LP14
7.2.354

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LP14
10.465.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38138

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.659
2.0.0.2088

File size:
998.5 KB (1,022,432 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
I - Cinema.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\i - cinema\i - cinema-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/30/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 11:05:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:C/r9mBJJwOx3A6sIztdN1FOI96VFcYhpSQ9XsTLS/:C/rwBrnVseTNrGbhpSQ9cTLS/

Entry address:
0x8AC62

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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Code size:
701 KB (717,824 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
8ef31a19-2ffd-4a6c-acd8-84fd897d053c-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file i - cinema-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

I - Cinema  by Bright circle investments Ltd.
i - cinema is a web browser extension that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.32.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

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