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iwebar-bg.exe

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 iwebar-bg.exe by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. 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:
iWebar  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
4a96b4c1c9d21378ff41d906c0bfa1d1

SHA-1:
8256441226357bb489c7333d0bc3bf5c29094824

SHA-256:
86e65ad3f54ebc05e08df9dd889c22517e56509d132c9fa1a924dc266c74831d

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 10:39:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Gu1@kmc6yXgi
6213306

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.197.30

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141223

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Gu1@kmc6yXgi
1.0.20.1780

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.Gu1@kmc6yXgi
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Gu1@kmc6yXgi
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Gu1@kmc6yXgi
14.12.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.12.22.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Gu1@kmc6yXgi
15.0.0.1068

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.Gu1@kmc6yXgi
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.22.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.ArmageddonLabsBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.J
15.1.4.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141221

Sophos
PUA 'AppRider' (of type Adware)
5.09

File size:
526 KB (538,592 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iwebar\iwebar-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 11:59:59 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:
12/21/2014 11:36:46 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:R01LkFPsRNhSb5rkKsKF0HDTWQrjV2Tw4G:REkFPsR3Sb5nmQTjG

Entry address:
0x46CBA

Entry point:
E8, AD, AF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 80, D7, 47, 00, E8, 20, 30, 00, 00, E8, B7, 1B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 40, AF, 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, 7F, 35, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
405 KB (414,720 bytes)

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