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plus-hd-4.4-firefoxinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-4.4

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-4.4-firefoxinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 14 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-4.4

Description:
Plus-HD-4.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
513ea35b0001198106c009a3e4ad1f45

SHA-1:
4f0bb16f979e2d401ee668553c856a48c2e31e4e

SHA-256:
bf1cf873f93a6cf2467e9eaca55bcaddad6e5fe3fb990136a9c567ed918067e8

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/29/2024 4:05:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3602

Baidu Antivirus
HackTool.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1416

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17384

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9131

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plus-hd-4.9-firefoxinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.1.26.1

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10410

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.01.06.04

McAfee
PUP-FEJ!C6AE7182EAFE
5600.7258

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.01.18.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.KimahriSoftwareinc.BB
14.2.21.5

Sophos
Generic PUA BJ
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0819
7.2.6

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
10.465.06

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
20660

File size:
817.4 KB (836,968 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-4.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.4\plus-hd-4.4-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:
11/26/2013 12:12:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:X2LIBxszICtXliLc2pROeMQ2xsqyJ65L4XCQ6fpqbfVCiUtOc1vCYdwrpTQI/:X2LIBiEKEnXOeMQ2xsqdNpA9/pc1KNTH

Entry address:
0x89AB2

Entry point:
E8, 41, D6, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 69, 4C, 00, E8, 18, 41, 00, 00, E8, FD, 19, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D4, D5, 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, 9A, 6F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
666.5 KB (682,496 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-4.4-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/009776/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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