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plus-hd-5.0-firefoxinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-5.0

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-5.0-firefoxinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 30 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Plus HD (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:

Plus-HD-5.0

Description:

Plus-HD-5.0 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

0c66bfa46db82806bc58c3f390d42db7

SHA-1:

cce921f9b3a2496589e1b987ebce18bd6c8f1a88

SHA-256:

0aaf0c36fa98a5cb65127a792dc0e650c4cd59ff3c9614e7ab37fa87ce9506d9

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 11:18:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@ma9h7wpO

704

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-PUP/CrossRider

2015.02.13

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.A.1096

7.11.209.218

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]

2014.9-150303

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3182

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.1533

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@ma9h7wpO

1.0.20.310

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

21053

Dr.Web

Adware.Toolbar.229

9.0.1.062

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Adware.Plush

8.15.03.03.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.S potentially unwanted

9.11166

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider

3/3/2015

F-Prot

W32/A-6583813c

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@ma9h7wpO

11.2015-03-03_3

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@ma9h7wpO

15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.194.14945

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi

14.0.0.2404

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.HDPlus.A

v2015.03.03.06

McAfee

Artemis!0C66BFA46DB8

5600.6838

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.2u1@ma9h7wpO

16.0.0.186

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.czjdfd

0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus

PUP/PlusHD

15.03.03.06

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Task.Brightcircle

15.3.3.6

Sophos

Generic PUA MM

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EKJ14

7.2.62

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EKJ14

10.465.03

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

37490

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.CroRi.Win32.137

2.0.0.2064

File size:

869.9 KB (890,728 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Plus-HD-5.0.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\plus-hd-5.0\plus-hd-5.0-firefoxinstaller.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/6/2016 7:59:59 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:

12/11/2013 2:56:31 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:OsOJ96XChwOCKxJx2H9Bx8VksaxrQqjCCVsATd:cSHLH2Vks4rQqjCCVsATd

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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Code size:

710 KB (727,040 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

Plus-HD-5.0-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/008499/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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