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plus-hd-4.4-updater.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-updater.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider browser extension toolkit; the Updater component is used to dynamically connects to the Crossrider API (update.srvstatsdata.com/.../{CAMP_ID}/update.json) and download additional code in order to automatically update Plus HD extension/toolbar. 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:
eb04a398801f5c957388bfcb4226b990

SHA-1:
de190df2590528a8ad5f35c3bd5902f29588a5fe

SHA-256:
2968345140e66e1bdc36c3d93bd63411bb91935261e119b01fb72b7b355b2f8b

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. This is the updater mechanism that runs in the background as a scheduled task.

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 8:08:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Crossid.A.4
7.11.109.104

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2014.0.3615

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
7.9190

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plus-hd-1.6-updater.exe (Adware)
2013.12.25.1

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2013.12.24.03

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.02.14.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.KimahriSoftwareinc.S
14.3.1.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
22710

File size:
347.9 KB (356,200 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-updater.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:
11/11/2013 8:21:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HneSldy4A86WT6oRabOw8BVNqk/m3r5lpTBEbjuHepE:/ldyPFWT6oRaeVNH/CpTUju+E

Entry address:
0x2CD88

Entry point:
E8, 68, 9B, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, 2A, 45, 00, E8, 52, 25, 00, 00, E8, D2, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, FB, 9A, 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, E2, 55, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
258 KB (264,192 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-4.4-updater

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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to errors.srvstatsdata.com  (208.85.150.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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