plus-hd-4.7-chromeinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-4.7

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-4.7-chromeinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. The file utilizes the Crossrider browser extension platform. ChromeInstaller is the component designed to install and manage the extension's Google Chrome integration. 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-4.7

Description:
Plus-HD-4.7 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
7ff2e58fb43f4d266d5bdcbc23e4da2c

SHA-1:
5526001ff0b1f56b20d17e5b5508b89bd8ab8218

SHA-256:
e86c97ea40e5195ebf9f85725f5bfa08e07b17d79c006d0fcdaed0818e351a1d

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Gogole Chrome.

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:
4/20/2024 2:47:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
859

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.165.22

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-F [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3337

Baidu Antivirus
Unnamed.Threat
4.0.3.14929

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1360

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.228
9.0.1.0275

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.09.29.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9094

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar_CrossRider.J
10/2/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-29-09_2

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.AdWare.Plush
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10588

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.09.29.05

McAfee
PUP-FEJ!2ADA1AD98508
5600.6989

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.816

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PUP.csscah
0.28.0.58720

nProtect
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
14.09.28.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.09.29.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.AA
14.9.29.5

Sophos
AppRider
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.272

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
25372

File size:
769.9 KB (788,328 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-4.7.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.7\plus-hd-4.7-chromeinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/7/2013 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2016 10:59:59 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:
11/27/2013 1:11:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WEWoa5gQmjtKcKys08ZncAjbiTd8xMhgaWAAX5+BVUAPThWv2dwqpTy9B:WEy5lmJo0IceiTd8xMhEXoVUO0gT0

Entry address:
0x7F669

Entry point:
E8, 8A, D9, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 80, B1, 4B, 00, E8, 41, 41, 00, 00, E8, D3, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 1D, D9, 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, E1, 75, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.5754

Code size:
625.5 KB (640,512 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-4.7-chromeinstaller

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/001069/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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