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palmall-codedownloader.exe

PalMall

Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 palmall-codedownloader.exe by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 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 BND 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.

File name:

Publisher:

BND (signed by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:

PalMall

Description:

PalMall exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

d6d669593360530555002591f3f7851f

SHA-1:

b67f148b07b816ca43538f5f7964efa017ded931

SHA-256:

abc1349c7b096d2ee3f87b1c6ab22ae2ff2a819742eaf6728f65ec248585dd21

Scanner detections:

24 / 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 Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:

4/29/2024 6:16:54 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO

6306382

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.12.28

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4

7.11.198.70

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

141214-1

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3242

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.141227

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO

1.0.20.1805

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.49523

9.0.1.0361

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO

9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/CrossRider

1/1/2015

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO

5.13.68

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider

14.0.0.2707

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.PalMall.A

v2014.12.27.04

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!70C4E9977B9D

5600.6898

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO

15.0.0.1083

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dljice

0.30.0.64448

Norman

Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO

04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.27.04

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.W

15.1.4.11

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4758935

35418

File size:

1.1 MB (1,121,256 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

PalMall.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\palmall\palmall-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/30/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

12/1/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00ADA185AFC7F23D3C115D613E31289B

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/26/2014 6:05:02 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:nx9w1MxEvEDneG56sArns25yA5Z+VcpSmaTu:nXecRiDHrsVcpSmaT

Entry address:

0xA00E2

Entry point:

E8, CD, 00, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.5685

Code size:

805.5 KB (824,832 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

a32d71ae-cafe-4e3f-8458-16425e45ffaf-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

palmall-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=yhgf\nwedisahf3vbomujxfe6hqd6r2bifb8bamix

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/005528/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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