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iwebar-codedownloader.exe

Gogo Network Club

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-codedownloader.exe by Gogo Network Club has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for iWebar extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
iWebar  (signed by Gogo Network Club)

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
935990e10352bb0343b29517dd9f50d8

SHA-1:
a8598fc028eaa66d09cbd43e4556666f39901366

SHA-256:
973c55efc9cd4cce8edc801588d7beebb5d40a75d4f94c410c9e837669a7d9b6

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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 Gogo Network Club.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:25:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
826

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Zusy.105499.10
7.11.175.238

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.14111

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
1.0.20.1525

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-12356
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19788

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.33869
9.0.1.0305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
8.14.11.01.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)
8.10471

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
11/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-1ac975b6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
11.2014-01-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
14.11.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3013

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.11.01.08

McAfee
Artemis!2ED38C936156
5600.6960

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
15.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfrnzq
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.01.08

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

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.V
14.11.1.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141030

Sophos
Generic PUA CB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14
7.2.305

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.49
2.0.0.1928

File size:
1 MB (1,077,152 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-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Gogo Network Club

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/19/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Gogo Network Club, O=Gogo Network Club, 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:
75BF783471861CAD78DE03A20768BF56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/18/2014 9:35:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+BOr3DO2FxGctoLFj63W/uJmevtapShgRTmP:+B+T9noF6s+apShgRTmP

Entry address:
0x99472

Entry point:
E8, 37, 03, 01, 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:
756 KB (774,144 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
296ff7e0-c32b-444c-9bbf-42b2c0431dda-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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/002820/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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