» plus-hd-2.5-firefoxinstaller.exe
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plus-hd-2.5-firefoxinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-2.5

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-2.5-firefoxinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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 distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Plus HD (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:

Plus-HD-2.5

Description:

Plus-HD-2.5 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

bcf54e56e8c71e58fa5a38addc4a9cca

SHA-1:

69d64b92841ffa58b386cde15eeaa22d5f792b15

SHA-256:

3526ca1be7fd65f280e5f107f8b3d683f0ae26fe3e950e922edb455e81a415c8

Scanner detections:

4 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Firefox. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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:

5/1/2024 11:33:18 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of plus-hd-2.3-firefoxinstaller.exe (Adware)

2013.12.25.14

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.KimahriSoftwareinc.BB

14.3.2.13

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0819

7.2.359

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

20660

File size:

709.9 KB (726,888 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Plus-HD-2.5.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.5\plus-hd-2.5-firefoxinstaller.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:

6/10/2013 7:08:19 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ffurjXtV0sur6c336kns2x5kyO9s2vHR46SHwPpz1S7COvk3/apTx:XoX0WkqbG2S6UcnFOvBTx

Entry address:

0x79B36

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 KB (595,968 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

Plus-HD-2.5-firefoxinstaller

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

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/007700/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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