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plus-hd-1.3-chromeinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-1.3

Kimahri Software inc.

This adware uses the Crossrider platform to build and distribute this web browser advertising injection extension. Once installed in the browser it will hijack various browser settings (homepage, search) and may interfere and track behaviors as well as deliver ads. The application plus-hd-1.3-chromeinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. The file utilizes the Crossrider browser extension platform. ChromeInstaller is the component designed to install and manage the extension's Google Chrome integration. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Plus HD  (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:
Plus-HD-1.3

Description:
Plus-HD-1.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
28fc7d75247b75e727f29c685a5133c0

SHA-1:
68ec0df95b534956a62a05ffa6eea00471c63ba4

SHA-256:
189b3413c9e87d592f137bda0fde3eec8ec82c26f88afd0a3327f29f88b79e16

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Gogole Chrome.

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 Kimahri Software inc..

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 3:22:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
780

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.165.22

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-F [PUP]
2014.9-141217

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3258

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics
4.0.3.141217

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1755

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.228
9.0.1.0351

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.12.17.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9820

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
12/17/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-17-12_4

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.AdWare.Plush
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10588

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi
14.0.0.2783

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.12.17.10

McAfee
Artemis!28FC7D75247B
5600.6914

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.1053

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PUP.csscah
0.28.0.58720

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.12.17.10

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Task.KimahriSoftwareinc.AA
14.12.17.10

Sophos
AppRider
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.351

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
29386

File size:
813.4 KB (832,872 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-1.3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-1.3\plus-hd-1.3-chromeinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/7/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kimahri Software inc., O=Kimahri Software inc., STREET=666 Sherbrooke Rue w, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H3A 1E7, C=CA

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

Serial number:
00A1BB8569950C0B2080A11A0E2F618B33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2013 10:51:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:paBStl2ur7lYLD4eR48zJCBxxWKqDEHQf/XRu9w9C2wg/dw3eVpTfm8:paU3Jy34D8zJCBxxWzsw9T1tT/

Entry address:
0x85ECB

Entry point:
E8, 3E, EF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 08, 33, 3D, 88, 9E, 4C, 00, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 8D, 73, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4F, 04, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 96, B6, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 86, B6, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, D0, 00, 00, 00, 89, 45, E8, 8B, 45, 10, 89, 45, EC, 8D, 45, E8, 89, 43, FC, 8B, 43, 0C, 89, 45, F8, 83, F8...
 
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Code size:
661.5 KB (677,376 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-1.3-chromeinstaller

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-1.3-chromeinstaller.exe \installcrx \crxinstalltype=0 \agentregpath='plus-


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/005117/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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