nptjx.exe

HQCinema1.9V12.10

Neon Alchemist Station

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 nptjx.exe, “HQCinema1.9V12.10 exe” by Neon Alchemist Station has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named NPTJX triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
HQCinemaV12.10  (signed by Neon Alchemist Station)

Product:
HQCinema1.9V12.10

Description:
HQCinema1.9V12.10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
efd28f3c0bd6ba9747fed3433169d59b

SHA-1:
6f3df35fb4e9c354348351980adc190ba25bd4de

Scanner detections:
19 / 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).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:14:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
841

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Plush.1.224
7.11.177.244

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-141019

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.141017

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1450

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.10.17.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10563

F-Prot
W32/A-fe3c301b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3089

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQCinema.A
v2014.10.17.05

McAfee
Artemis!EFD28F3C0BD6
5600.6975

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.870

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.19.10

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

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.19.22

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33920

File size:
1.8 MB (1,935,272 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQCinema1.9V12.10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\nptjx.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Neon Alchemist Station, O=Neon Alchemist Station, 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:
4682924DB7F76F78C4C54215DBB9CE75

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/11/2014 9:50:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:RIvyWq1MnpIsORt3Q1LYzVE9pSsITkxZ1V1Dz5:qs1+Is+21LmE

Entry address:
0xEA681

Entry point:
E8, D7, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 0A, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 01, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, F4, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, A0, 9E, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, A0, 9E, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 6E, ED...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,103,872 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
NPTJX

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\NPTJX.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
nptjx.exe \infocmdline=htlfrlxxcjv6muo8sz\qwf3wrffxnw7imx16b


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