internet speed checker-bg.exe

Internet Speed Checker

Monkey Code Lab

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 internet speed checker-bg.exe, “Internet Speed Checker exe” by Monkey Code Lab has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Internet Speed Checker by Sailor Project which is a potentially unwanted software program. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Speedchecker  (signed by Monkey Code Lab)

Product:
Internet Speed Checker

Description:
Internet Speed Checker exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f14b38868032f501f782cdc7979acdb1

SHA-1:
1dba775aa25c89c0efad81cf88ca601939b20bbf

SHA-256:
dd2427a29c9090f6e6b237f9d80236d8aae0668c89a1b5ebe59ea14dc84a9fd8

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.

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 Monkey Code Lab.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:28:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pm
7.11.169.144

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3384

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141024

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AL (variant)
8.10323

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.AL!tr
10/24/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.10.24.8

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3414

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ClipHD.A
v2014.08.13.05

McAfee
Artemis!80990E96665C
5600.6968

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.24.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.MonkeyCodeLab.Z
14.9.8.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14811

Sophos
Generic PUA KG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0816
7.2.297

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
32586

File size:
622.9 KB (637,808 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Internet Speed Checker.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\internet speed checker\internet speed checker-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Monkey Code Lab, O=Monkey Code Lab, 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:
70960DD13BD9997E55808BF80536533D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2014 12:14:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:xDByOFEsCpJZrVVO0aQ9Z7Zc3t7lfEdxIU+CXDiwSb2qTBib+aebX7:NQ3pzrVQ/Q9Z183c7IU+WHSb2qT074

Entry address:
0x58B2D

Entry point:
E8, 9A, CD, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, 38, 49, 00, E8, 4D, 49, 00, 00, E8, C1, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 2D, CD, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 6B, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4538

Code size:
488 KB (499,712 bytes)

The file internet speed checker-bg.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Internet Speed Checker  by Sailor Project
Internet Speed Checker is an adware web browser application that displays banner ads as well as contextual link ads that are injected in the web page.
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