khpvqqgz.exe

HQVideo-2.9dV14.12

BadFinger Project (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 khpvqqgz.exe, “HQVideo-2.9dV14.12 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named KHPVQQGZ triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HQVid2.9dV14.12  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HQVideo-2.9dV14.12

Description:
HQVideo-2.9dV14.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
acb633e3eb3be464030880cf3c2dbba8

SHA-1:
c590d83be62649bebb3229b90e4053af313972b8

SHA-256:
9b1fcc258259b777e0df8a534d51db75d2b079200a79294e916c9675ff161730

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 5:44:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.8v1@k8Acd2mO
6135001

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3259

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141219

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.8v1@k8Acd2mO
1.0.20.1745

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20377

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.8v1@k8Acd2mO
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/19/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.8v1@k8Acd2mO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.8v1@k8Acd2mO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14339

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
v2014.12.15.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.8v1@k8Acd2mO
15.0.0.1047

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.8v1@k8Acd2mO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.15.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.544
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle.Task.I
14.12.15.15

Sophos
Generic PUA CB
4.98

File size:
1.9 MB (2,033,120 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQVideo-2.9dV14.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\khpvqqgz.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2014 12:05:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:W1y2AGK9evAMgdk1iJCBgh1dgXwyYtIpScOXTAUZ1V1DzK:WmG9vAMgdk1iJCBgLiXwtr0B

Entry address:
0xF9761

Entry point:
E8, 65, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 98, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 8F, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 82, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 50, 3E, 56, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 50, 3E, 56, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, FC, EA...
 
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Code size:
1.2 MB (1,206,272 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
KHPVQQGZ

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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