plus-hd-4.8-firefoxinstaller.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-firefoxinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The Firefox Installer is part of the Crossrider toolbar platform and is designed to install the Crossrider plugin within Mozilla Firefox. It will also manage the Firefox SQLite connectivity. 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:
2ff48d337d99d4d64bf06370a4ad1a29

SHA-1:
04fc6200c5014ee950ce225aced7b043b1cc33ff

SHA-256:
f01e693c9e7ca3d2015b56175cadd96d96ffb7f8e8f50e2f7608e38a6edd6f4b

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Firefox. 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:
4/26/2024 8:18:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
638

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2014.11.05

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.17
7.11.148.228

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-150508

AVG
Generic5
2016.0.3116

Baidu Antivirus
HackTool.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1558

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.640

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17384

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.7626
9.0.1.0128

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.15.05.08.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
9.9783

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
5/8/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2015-08-05_6

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
15.5.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10410

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi
14.0.0.2073

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2015.05.08.08

McAfee
PUP-FEJ!C6AE7182EAFE
5600.6772

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
16.0.0.384

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cvzzlj
0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
15.05.08.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle
15.5.8.4

Sophos
Generic PUA BJ
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0819
7.2.128

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
10.465.08

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
24936

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.39226
2.0.0.1975

File size:
870.4 KB (891,240 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-4.8.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.8\plus-hd-4.8-firefoxinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/7/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2016 8:59:59 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:
12/29/2013 9:38:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wQ+ddcWHHXWJnEra/bSxxESSQpx4wA+0t6Tl5qW04RS9epbcMvTWAdw9OpTp0SC:wQWauSE+/bSxxEL4vxiepYMbyCTG

Entry address:
0x92260

Entry point:
E8, 99, EF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 08, 33, 3D, F8, 81, 4D, 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, 53, A1, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 43, A1, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5537

Code size:
710 KB (727,040 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-4.8-firefoxinstaller

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/001257/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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