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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. 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.
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:
a59377d764471bea57470031bdb9eeb5

SHA-1:
7c484f4f546d7fc84a6d683a9a8ba92b9545142a

SHA-256:
dad10399f066f7d5a69e71af73f1092cfd5a83b9448c29b59e7c28ec97fa9c1e

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:
5/7/2024 3:04:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO
524

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2014.11.27

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.3313
7.11.189.34

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-150829

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2016.0.3002

Baidu Antivirus
Unnamed.Threat
4.0.3.15829

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO
1.0.20.1205

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Plush-39
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20205

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.7839
9.0.1.0241

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.15.08.29.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
9.9094

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
8/29/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO
11.2015-29-08_7

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plus-hd-5.5-chromeinstaller.exe (Adware)
2015.10.26.2

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
14.0.0.1506

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2015.08.29.05

McAfee
Artemis!D2A3B40666E4
5600.6658

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.4u1@kCUT83jO
16.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cynnzl
0.28.6.63726

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
15.08.29.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.ca2
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
15.8.29.17

Sophos
AppRider
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1125
7.2.241

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

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

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:CkXJU91usvzOpsAov9bIcuPxmeKWHRjcNEIF0jTxwG33OOvTmqdwMVpTJBqt:CkXJUr/CEvJIcuPxmzlOTxwK9vCyT/O

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5577

Code size:
738 KB (755,712 bytes)

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/007899/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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