plus-hd-3.7-firefoxinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-3.7

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-3.7-firefoxinstaller.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 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.
Publisher:
Plus HD  (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:
Plus-HD-3.7

Description:
Plus-HD-3.7 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
33c500bfd4742710020d6b4bedd27867

SHA-1:
81707f39b191d51b260f54d2444af7c11a0ece92

SHA-256:
731dd75a911f9bdf9af513a74dceca0539bbf793d2488074b9964eec28a63000

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 5:35:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Su1@kWBlS5hO
6121764

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2014.12.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.195.56

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3261

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141213

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Su1@kWBlS5hO
1.0.20.1735

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27966
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.Su1@kWBlS5hO
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Su1@kWBlS5hO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Su1@kWBlS5hO
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDPlus.A
v2014.12.13.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Su1@kWBlS5hO
15.0.0.1041

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.decmzq
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.Su1@kWBlS5hO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.12.13.12

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Task.KimahriSoftwareinc.BB
14.12.13.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.38590
2.0.0.2005

File size:
709.9 KB (726,888 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-3.7.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-3.7\plus-hd-3.7-firefoxinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
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:
6/10/2013 12:08:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7furjXtV0sur6c336kns2x5kyO9s2vHR46SHwPpz1S7COvW3/apTx:zoX0WkqbG2S6UcnFOvLTx

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-3.7-firefoxinstaller

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-3.7-firefoxinstaller.exe \installxpi \agentregpath='plus-hd-3.7' \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/004930/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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