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plus-hd-4.7-updater.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-updater.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 22 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-4.7

Description:
Plus-HD-4.7 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
03d066423a5e686fffe5d8fae7d52fd6

SHA-1:
e2417ae957090afa1557523291791683c2f194a3

SHA-256:
f763b7697414614490c95715711960247b67696bc85cb2eecae142ee8cdf08af

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:30:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.175.48

avast!
Win32:Adware-BTH [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3337

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1360

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.09.29

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9190

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

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

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plus-hd-4.4-updater.exe (Adware)
2014.12.10.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.09.29.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.816

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.dfnrmc
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
14.09.28.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.09.29.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.S
14.9.29.5

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1224
7.2.272

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
24488

File size:
348.9 KB (357,224 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-updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

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:
11/25/2013 3:20:27 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:79pOA6MRMmBOSkCoUs0sneVdzz3r5npTBoqAYrgN:RpONwMmBOSkCoxeVhxpTeqAz

Entry address:
0x2D0E8

Entry point:
E8, 68, 9B, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, 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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Entropy:
6.4591

Code size:
259 KB (265,216 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-4.7-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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