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plus-hd-4.8-chromeinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-4.8

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-4.8-chromeinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 30 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 distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Plus HD (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:

Plus-HD-4.8

Description:

Plus-HD-4.8 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

d2a3b40666e40ee0de676ac66671a95b

SHA-1:

1904d193cac57ea95c6ea4ff2f997ad1a38063e1

SHA-256:

cfd2bb4e04de20447b6328175572587d5f98d8551fc918eb1075ef14739ca6f3

Scanner detections:

30 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Gogole Chrome. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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 11:52:41 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO

681

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-PUP/CrossRider

2014.11.27

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.A.3313

7.11.189.34

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]

2014.9-150325

AVG

MalSign.Skodna

2016.0.3159

Baidu Antivirus

Unnamed.Threat

4.0.3.15325

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO

1.0.20.420

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Plush-39

0.98/21511

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

20205

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.7839

9.0.1.084

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Adware.Plush

8.15.03.25.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)

9.9094

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider

3/25/2015

F-Secure

Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO

11.2015-25-03_4

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO

15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of plus-hd-3.8-chromeinstaller.exe (Adware)

2015.6.30.17

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Adwapper

t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.186.14150

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi

14.0.0.2291

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A

v2015.03.25.08

McAfee

Artemis!D2A3B40666E4

5600.6815

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO

16.0.0.252

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cynnzl

0.28.6.63726

Panda Antivirus

PUP/PlusHD

15.03.25.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.ca2

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Task.Brightcircle

15.3.25.20

Sophos

AppRider

4.96

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1125

7.2.84

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

23730

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.CroRi.Win32.398

2.0.0.1994

File size:

904.9 KB (926,568 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Plus-HD-4.8.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.8\plus-hd-4.8-chromeinstaller.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/6/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/6/2016 5:59:59 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:

1/1/2014 1:32:10 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:IkXJU91usvzOpsAov9bIcuPxmeKWHRjcNEIF0jTxwG33OOvTmqdwMVpTJB0:IkXJUr/CEvJIcuPxmzlOTxwK9vCyT/0

Entry address:

0x97A72

Entry point:

E8, DE, F3, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 08, 33, 3D, 48, 11, 4E, 00, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 8D, 73, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4F, 04, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 8C, AA, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 7C, AA, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, D0, 00, 00, 00, 89, 45, E8, 8B, 45, 10, 89, 45, EC, 8D, 45, E8, 89, 43, FC, 8B, 43, 0C, 89, 45, F8, 83, F8, FE, 0F, 84, EE, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.5577

Code size:

738 KB (755,712 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

Plus-HD-4.8-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/009469/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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