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p-hd-v1.4-codedownloader.exe

P-HD-V1.4

Motoko Group

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application p-hd-v1.4-codedownloader.exe by Motoko Group has been detected as adware by 17 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 P-HD 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:
P-HD  (signed by Motoko Group)

Product:
P-HD-V1.4

Description:
P-HD-V1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
3594c9c9377d125de8463ad682259760

SHA-1:
8981f431a4284335d04779ee475ea7594adff763

SHA-256:
d88095e4ec078391b1c2616d3651756d37fd66345cf716275c877f34d73f316c

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 Motoko Group.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:14:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
922

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.42

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3400

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.1045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.14.07.28.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK (variant)
8.10159

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3495

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.07.28.12

McAfee
Artemis!3594C9C9377D
5600.7056

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.0.0.627

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.28.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.MotokoGroup.X
14.7.28.0

Sophos
Generic PUA IJ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31650

File size:
500.4 KB (512,360 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
P-HD-V1.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\p-hd-v1.4\p-hd-v1.4-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Motoko Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Motoko Group, O=Motoko Group, 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:
00AAFC4F8011F7FD7C00748C990950D28A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2014 6:03:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DRFX9pBY1yyGIBLPOa9+pa0y7ZM4KHuSlRILMljApT9aNr:DRFX9pBY1yyGIBLPOa9+pFydKOwPjMTo

Entry address:
0x42513

Entry point:
E8, B0, DD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, DB, 75, F4...
 
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Entropy:
6.4111

Code size:
386.5 KB (395,776 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
6c165d9e-f54c-4e8f-a70c-5f0ef83b5ee5-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
p-hd-v1.4-codedownloader.exe \hoyqpi \maggqanl=task \uaawymn='p-hd-v1.4' \lesdy


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/002674/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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