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object browser-codedownloader.exe

Porter Studio Plus

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 object browser-codedownloader.exe, “Object Browser exe” by Porter Studio Plus 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 Object Browser 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:
Object Browser  (signed by Porter Studio Plus)

Product:
Object Browser

Description:
Object Browser exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
2826cc10c2c016136baf089fd9c36ab4

SHA-1:
2359c906f5ee7fc1d35e443f4e89165a51e0543f

SHA-256:
7a1fc74ea7367f570a9acbd384e4f37eb9b7c2682d4a03e09994a30db3dd5c69

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.

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 Porter Studio Plus.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:00:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
825

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.181.10

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.14112

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
1.0.20.1530

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19788

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.33869
9.0.1.0306

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
8.14.11.02.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY (variant)
8.10615

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
11/2/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
11.2014-02-11_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.3008

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2014.10.24.01

McAfee
Artemis!2ED38C936156
5600.6959

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
15.0.0.918

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfrnzq
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.02.11

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.DD
14.11.3.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141031

Sophos
Generic PUA CB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14
7.2.306

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.49
2.0.0.1928

File size:
1.1 MB (1,142,176 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Object Browser.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\object browser\object browser-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Porter Studio Plus

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Porter Studio Plus, O=Porter Studio Plus, 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:
00B7BA41CFBA8D50AF9A2A64362C08FA91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2014 10:40:38 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SUpOudH2xMLu89g9q83weRBXdgNepSpTTnz:SUplNK/8Qq+6NepSpTTnz

Entry address:
0xA0A02

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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Entropy:
6.5541

Code size:
815 KB (834,560 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
0ce5f9a2-ac7f-4534-96f2-7b391131f40c-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 ip-50-63-202-60.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.60:80)

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