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mediaplayerenhance-codedownloader.exe

MediaPlayerEnhance

Crossrider Advanced Technologies

Part of the Crossrider framework, a web browser extension that will deliver advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application mediaplayerenhance-codedownloader.exe, “MediaPlayerEnhance exe” by Crossrider Advanced Technologies has been detected as adware by 4 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 MediaPlayerEnhance by Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform) 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 Feven extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js.
Publisher:
Feven  (signed by Crossrider Advanced Technologies)

Product:
MediaPlayerEnhance

Description:
MediaPlayerEnhance exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
e77874241b49ff3b947ed2e26162077a

SHA-1:
3a09bae003d6bc62c21fe48c1d168435a126a9a5

SHA-256:
1c68c87bb2a81f27d4a8506e9f26f1b85f2c4dcfcb63112c35f5d9d6e2e70892

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 Crossrider Advanced Technologies.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:13:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayerEnhance.A
v2014.02.16.11

McAfee
Adware-AddLyrics!E77874241B49
5600.7218

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.b
14.8.15.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
26476

File size:
560.2 KB (573,656 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
MediaPlayerEnhance.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mediaplayerenhance\mediaplayerenhance-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Crossrider Advanced Technologies

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/24/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Crossrider Advanced Technologies, O=Crossrider Advanced Technologies, STREET=40 Lilienblum St, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65133, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B9966EA31AF5750F30968D041D15669B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/13/2014 10:32:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YU9iFTSTj8GO7xleh+FdHskm3ae/nXunb4mFspTbb8uwe:YU+TSTj8j3923rvkb3ATPwe

Entry address:
0x4DDEF

Entry point:
E8, CD, D4, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F0, 60, 48, 00, E8, FB, 49, 00, 00, E8, 6F, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 60, D4, 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, 8D, 7A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
436 KB (446,464 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
MediaPlayerEnhance-codedownloader

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
mediaplayerenhance-codedownloader.exe \reinstallapp \runfrom=task \agentregpath='mediapl


The file mediaplayerenhance-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

MediaPlayerEnhance  by Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform)
This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search-based hijacking as well as contextual advertising. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities.
crossrider.com/pages/privacy
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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/004019/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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