object browser-codedownloader.exe

Krance Development

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 Krance Development has been detected as adware by 27 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 Krance Development)

Product:
Object Browser

Description:
Object Browser exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c318144230dc955da814f48907d424fb

SHA-1:
dec16445c61fee4dade53eff6b271c7950baf553

SHA-256:
47bf88ddd1ce6a81387ce2e22ce7b330d76812be5cd52e204a0b4797b466c1ba

Scanner detections:
27 / 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 Krance Development.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:41:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
841

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.173.22

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141016

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3319

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141016

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
1.0.20.1445

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.35389
9.0.1.0289

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
8.14.10.16.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)
8.10566

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
10/16/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
11.2014-16-10_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13305

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3091

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2014.10.16.06

McAfee
Artemis!C318144230DC
5600.6975

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
15.0.0.867

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.delzhf
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.16.06

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.DD
14.10.16.18

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33940

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.620
2.0.0.1956

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,528 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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Krance Development, O=Krance Development, 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:
2F8A4746EB05936853BC17805C72D300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/5/2014 8:35:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QAFQgCQxrlIcczUsH5+7f7Ax5NpSfU2gTb:QAFR7ycxsVNpSfU2gTb

Entry address:
0x9D6E2

Entry point:
E8, 35, 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:
6.5549

Code size:
791 KB (809,984 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
cfb0dede-fd2c-4d13-a535-43639b525918-1

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-50-63-202-33.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.33:80)

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