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plus-hd-2.3-chromeinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-2.3

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-2.3-chromeinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 23 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Plus HD (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:

Plus-HD-2.3

Description:

Plus-HD-2.3 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

2a58592f095c0839892905f67fc5f4a6

SHA-1:

d09fe5fd26c9e66c137071a72f78ba4d4b5cbea5

SHA-256:

68b62f6b9a59f5ae0ec54afc3b02bc3d881e3c8ff4a1c34c233089041c920e2d

Scanner detections:

23 / 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:

4/25/2024 7:32:31 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

875

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/Crossid.A.3

7.11.113.222

AVG

Generic5

2015.0.3353

Baidu Antivirus

Unnamed.Threat

4.0.3.14913

Bitdefender

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

1.0.20.1280

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

17279

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Adware.Plush

8.14.09.13.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)

8.9581

F-Secure

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

11.2014-13-09_7

G Data

Gen:Adware.Plush

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of plus-hd-4.1-chromeinstaller.exe (Adware)

2014.11.9.6

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Lyckriks

t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks

14.0.0.3258

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A

v2014.09.13.08

McAfee

Artemis!2A58592F095C

5600.7009

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Lyckriks.cusnji

0.28.0.58491

Panda Antivirus

PUP/PlusHD

14.09.13.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.798

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.KimahriSoftwareinc.AA

14.9.13.8

Sophos

Generic PUA NA

4.94

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0802

7.2.256

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

27690

File size:

477.9 KB (489,320 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Plus-HD-2.3.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.3\plus-hd-2.3-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:

8/25/2013 1:55:23 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:bXXcBq4GzsD6WE2iwUJcpd856VwexMUBGtz0Y3r50BuFpTBJgCXiD:jXcBq4Gzi6WEZwUJx5yxMU0tg6pTf4

Entry address:

0x3F327

Entry point:

E8, 0A, DC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 22, 47, 00, E8, 13, 4B, 00, 00, E8, 85, 1E, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 9D, DB, 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, E3, 7B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8... 
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Code size:

367.5 KB (376,320 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

Plus-HD-2.3-chromeinstaller

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

plus-hd-2.3-chromeinstaller.exe \installcrx \agentregpath='plus-hd-2.3' \extension

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/000081/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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