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plus-hd-4.9-firefoxinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-4.9

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-4.9-firefoxinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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-4.9

Description:
Plus-HD-4.9 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
08b9ea285220bb4b9ac1768954c1d4fe

SHA-1:
f5d000960450521fd1dea908133530837cfdf492

SHA-256:
f2b67a8388080f28710b34a9a5c8848868ced7938c85e226b1c2c6edec700df8

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
5/16/2024 10:14:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3605

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17384

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PUP_FEJ
2/14/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of iwebar-firefoxinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.1.2.13

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10410

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2013.12.18.05

McAfee
PUP-FEJ!C6AE7182EAFE
5600.7220

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.02.14.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.KimahriSoftwareinc.BB
14.3.1.16

Sophos
Generic PUA BJ
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0819
7.2.358

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
10.465.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
20660

File size:
817.4 KB (836,968 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-4.9.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.9\plus-hd-4.9-firefoxinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/6/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 8:59:59 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:
11/26/2013 12:12:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c2LIBxszICtXliLc2pROeMQ2xsqyJ65L4XCQ6fpqbfVCiUtOc1vC4dwrpTQIY:c2LIBiEKEnXOeMQ2xsqdNpA9/pc1KtTA

Entry address:
0x89AB2

Entry point:
E8, 41, D6, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 69, 4C, 00, E8, 18, 41, 00, 00, E8, FD, 19, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D4, D5, 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, 9A, 6F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
666.5 KB (682,496 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-4.9-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/000388/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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