internet speed checker-codedownloader.exe

Internet Speed Checker

Sailor Project

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 internet speed checker-codedownloader.exe, “Internet Speed Checker exe” by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 22 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 Internet Speed Checker by Sailor Project 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 Speedchecker 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:
Speedchecker  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
Internet Speed Checker

Description:
Internet Speed Checker exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
21bbec0818e408d407a53598a5630f61

SHA-1:
8b02d4d00b950e472c3c7f9a0f7832820a4dfbe8

SHA-256:
d4891ed1d34ba15777ac75b56c85de7b090eef55794a84951ae92879cc8717e5

Scanner detections:
22 / 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 Sailor Project.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:48:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
918

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.236

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140910

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3396

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14731

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.1060

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.17413
9.0.1.0253

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.14.07.31.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ (variant)
8.10190

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.3272

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.07.31.01

McAfee
Artemis!D7DAB6839F0B
5600.7011

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.0.0.636

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.f
14.7.31.13

Sophos
Generic PUA CB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31822

File size:
534.4 KB (547,176 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-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, 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:
47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2014 12:04:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gK8zCyLb2Vi4iiRiVwZycjQ3pX722TFesJ5uGQpTBhT966u8T:gJjLb2PiBwZyuQ3N722gsyGQpTnTEk

Entry address:
0x46573

Entry point:
E8, C0, DD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, DB, 75, F4...
 
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Code size:
418.5 KB (428,544 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ccbd0143-600a-4778-8419-9488124cf828-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
internet speed checker-codedownloader.exe \nnohconj \fnzck=task \iqknox='internet speed chec


The file internet speed checker-codedownloader.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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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/003938/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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