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p-hd-v1.4-nova.exe

P-HD-V1.4

Evangelion Group

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application p-hd-v1.4-nova.exe by Evangelion Group has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
P-HD  (signed by Evangelion Group)

Product:
P-HD-V1.4

Description:
P-HD-V1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
8ccc2f5099ea991d90fd15ac8fcbf71b

SHA-1:
42d81d23cb6a7a1f762b18fa3465b4c8431c3509

SHA-256:
1eb724ec7774e0b9e6b3ed4ba707f409b4fb5a33911aa1699fde5125f8c0d7c9

Scanner detections:
13 / 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). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:02:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AdLoad
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.150

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3396

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE (variant)
8.10178

F-Prot
W32/A-7d811582
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of hd-v1.9-nova.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.18

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.07.31.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbdtmc
0.28.2.61148

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.EvangelionGroup.N
14.8.5.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AdLoad
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31758

File size:
579.9 KB (593,776 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Evangelion Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Evangelion Group, O=Evangelion 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:
0095E2A1168FF10F1D56CF5FFE4ABC7450

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2014 12:04:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5HGhxebMueSIe9QOhjEUpYByC93QdXpTZnQjavUbmayKY:5HGHEQMdpztTJmo/5F

Entry address:
0x430B9

Entry point:
E8, C1, AA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 70, 7F, 47, 00, E8, 91, 09, 00, 00, E8, BD, 99, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 54, AA, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, B0, 1A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
406.5 KB (416,256 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
a88b2443-6fb4-4fc9-b959-6fb52586d93c-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
p-hd-v1.4-nova.exe \zpbcgxxtc='p-hd-v1.4' \opkznk=61764 \cjftjj='0019


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