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plus-hd-2.2-updater.exe

Plus-HD-2.2

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-2.2-updater.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. It is built using the Crossrider browser extension toolkit; the Updater component is used to dynamically connects to the Crossrider API (update.srvstatsdata.com/.../{CAMP_ID}/update.json) and download additional code in order to automatically update Plus HD extension/toolbar. 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-2.2

Description:
Plus-HD-2.2 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
3001b2c384c2aa97087198bcaddbd5bd

SHA-1:
4ca0c62ad9bcedde79ff13da24b43c8a978e4cb4

SHA-256:
f59b0c528a9d3bd9edde67c40b91e5dcf24090fbd727b04c306c125b8d833910

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. This is the updater mechanism that runs in the background as a scheduled task.

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:
4/26/2024 9:35:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
647

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.03.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Crossid.A.4
7.11.109.104

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-150429

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2016.0.3125

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Toolbar
4.0.3.15429

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.595

Bkav FE
W32.Clodcc1.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17318

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.32
9.0.1.0119

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.15.04.29.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
9.9003

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
4/29/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2015-29-04_4

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plus-hd-1.5-updater.exe (Adware)
2015.7.29.7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi
14.0.0.2119

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2015.04.29.06

McAfee
Artemis!3001B2C384C2
5600.6781

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
16.0.0.357

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cssnin
0.28.0.58101

Norman
Adware.Agent.NWH
11.20150429

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NWH
15.03.06.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
15.04.29.06

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle
15.4.29.2

Sophos
Generic PUA EM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0810
7.2.119

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
23038

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.46371
2.0.0.2090

File size:
353.9 KB (362,344 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-2.2.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.2\plus-hd-2.2-updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/6/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 8:59:59 PM

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:
4/29/2013 2:00:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4OX5ap96fqV/iMJRyP8sTbypU3vzfyUoOIc6ecYpTB42zM:BJap96fqVNJRyP8sTbyp26UoOIMpTY

Entry address:
0x2D0A4

Entry point:
E8, 2F, AA, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, F7...
 
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Entropy:
6.5188

Code size:
271 KB (277,504 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to lb-212-222.above.com  (103.224.212.222:80)

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