i - cinema-codedownloader.exe

I - Cinema

Airplane Networks (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 Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 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 Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
I - Cinema

Description:
I - Cinema exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c097fded8f049a225b096bf270026478

SHA-1:
29da4a66bbb1996b301cc97666afe54e1d346d15

SHA-256:
bc712b7020d5fbd0b42573fcc76fde2e89d1049d23e628ab2822cc81d0289766

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:29:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mO8IZgnO
766

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.198.180

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150104

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3244

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141230

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mO8IZgnO
1.0.20.1820

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.49811
9.0.1.0364

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@muzOGChO
8.15.01.04.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10943

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/4/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mO8IZgnO
11.2014-30-12_3

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mO8IZgnO
14.12.24

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2716

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ICinema.A
v2014.12.30.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!70C4E9977B9D
5600.6896

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@mO8IZgnO
15.0.0.1092

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dljice
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@muzOGChO
11.20150104

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.30.05

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.Z
15.1.4.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758935
35418

File size:
976.5 KB (999,912 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=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Airplane Networks (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:
00ADA185AFC7F23D3C115D613E31289B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2014 9:04:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jyOYx76BexeoI7h1yG/wIq4oBIXOtVpSbIST:jyOYx7ICgh11wttVpSbZT

Entry address:
0x89B12

Entry point:
E8, A7, 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:
690 KB (706,560 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
da561e24-9a35-4b6e-b6f6-2ab85c64e8f7-1

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 s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.224.82:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-54.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.54:80)

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

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