» plus-hd-2.3-firefoxinstaller.exe
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plus-hd-2.3-firefoxinstaller.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-firefoxinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 21 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 Firefox Installer is part of the Crossrider toolbar platform and is designed to install the Crossrider plugin within Mozilla Firefox. It will also manage the Firefox SQLite connectivity. 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:

54b9f8153dffe01047264ff47cfa882a

SHA-1:

cbe0cec93ac61cfb0c7ad6900adb4f1b45f02274

SHA-256:

fc4e9c1b37e23d6f7a896642c5a8e6ae65ec9660155d763852e501ea5fc72ec5

Scanner detections:

21 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Firefox.

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 7:12:00 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

875

AVG

Generic5

2015.0.3353

Baidu Antivirus

HackTool.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14913

Bitdefender

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

1.0.20.1280

Bkav FE

W32.Clod9ea.Trojan

1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security

UnclassifiedMalware

17548

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Adware.Plush

8.14.09.13.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)

8.9248

F-Secure

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

11.2014-13-09_7

G Data

Gen:Adware.Plush

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of easy deals-firefoxinstaller.exe (Adware)

2014.11.9.6

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.175.10735

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Lyrics.A

v2014.09.13.08

McAfee

PUP-FEJ!4266E95C9ABE

5600.7009

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Adware.Plush.1

15.0.0.768

Panda Antivirus

PUP/PlusHD

14.09.13.08

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.KimahriSoftwareinc.BB

14.9.13.8

Sophos

Generic PUA FO

4.96

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_SPNV.03KT13

7.2.256

Trend Micro

TROJ_SPNV.03KT13

10.465.13

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

25060

File size:

710.4 KB (727,400 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-firefoxinstaller.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:

8/12/2013 11:44:01 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:KBfakjQStVkFRYDMH3Mu9ZHjTJmatWEeqZ97cZ4K727JxU3/ghpTjN:QfpN2uwcE4Jo6VGxFTx

Entry address:

0x79D96

Entry point:

E8, C1, A0, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, B4, FE, 4A, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 55, 18, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 3B, D3, 7E, 1F, 8B, 45, 14, 8B, CA, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, C2, 2B, C1, 48, 3B, C2, 7D, 01, 40, 89, 45, 18, 89, 5D, F8, 39, 5D, 24, 75, 0B, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 8B, 40, 04, 89, 45, 24, 8B, 35, B0, 30, 49, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 28, 53, 53, FF, 75, 18, 0F, 95, C0, FF, 75, 14, 8D, 04, C5, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, FF, 75, 24, FF, D6, 8B, F8, 89... 
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Code size:

582.5 KB (596,480 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

Plus-HD-2.3-firefoxinstaller

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

plus-hd-2.3-firefoxinstaller.exe \installxpi \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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