internet speed checker-codedownloader.exe

Internet Speed Checker

Krance Development

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-codedownloader.exe, “Internet Speed Checker exe” by Krance Development has been detected as adware by 26 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 Krance Development)

Product:
Internet Speed Checker

Description:
Internet Speed Checker exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
519db9b420e0c7336999115806c66fae

SHA-1:
fa856d6d057c58fdc7fcc5ce27dcdedc6f2a9936

SHA-256:
83c1f0783be1b28b5ebd8a6c74a375726c696b87f42bf801db32d6ca554f7fef

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 Krance Development.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 7:38:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
835

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pq
7.11.173.104

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141022

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
1.0.20.1475

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.34353
9.0.1.0295

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
8.14.10.22.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)
8.10501

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
10/22/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3061

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InternetSpeedChecker.A
v2014.10.22.04

McAfee
Artemis!2ED38C936156
5600.6969

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfrnzq
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.22.04

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.f
14.10.22.16

Sophos
Generic PUA NH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33612

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.583
2.0.0.1949

File size:
1 MB (1,081,760 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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Krance Development, O=Krance Development, 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:
2F8A4746EB05936853BC17805C72D300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2014 9:35:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BAT2t3mbZx5JcwIQNqMGSwrAIMJpSymTJ+R9:qT2B8vLcMqwIMJpSymTJ49

Entry address:
0x9967A

Entry point:
E8, C7, 05, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
762 KB (780,288 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
7e2dec5d-e2ad-4294-abe5-8c70210592ed-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
internet speed checker-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=zuithpgjg4+itsffuvbg67rrztilfqpkb9ocxaubo


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/002328/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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