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mp1ayerv2.1-codedownloader.exe

MP1ayerV2.1

ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 mp1ayerv2.1-codedownloader.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 23 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 MPplayerS3rv 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:
MPplayerS3rv  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
MP1ayerV2.1

Description:
MP1ayerV2.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1cc2a553f2c9196ddd86b319750c3c34

SHA-1:
45dd42b9c41cc14938f289146190a080a1c7e04d

SHA-256:
c8bdcc992b446cf8d2244d844e6f1128f47c5cdddbc939b72c7216b7f9f84e7d

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd).

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:42:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mWmMRekO
6458622

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.205.126

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15127

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mWmMRekO
1.0.20.135

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mWmMRekO
9.0.0.4799

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/30/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mWmMRekO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mWmMRekO
15.1.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2562

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
v2015.01.30.02

McAfee
Artemis!5F8C8D4A9D93
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@mWmMRekO
16.0.0.81

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.gv1@kWmMRekO
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.27.11

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

Sophos
Generic PUA HG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
7.2.30

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
1.1 MB (1,148,888 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
MP1ayerV2.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mp1ayerv2.1\mp1ayerv2.1-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 11:04:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:L8De/bUfIebx7+jC5qi/69DPVrDVapSl/MTu:LZ/bg3CjC9/+apSl/MTu

Entry address:
0xA3912

Entry point:
E8, C7, 00, 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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Entropy:
6.5676

Code size:
830.5 KB (850,432 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
8fde45b3-4de9-453f-be12-0c40237b32d1-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

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