plus-hd-7.5-firefoxinstaller.exe

Plus-HD-7.5

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-7.5-firefoxinstaller.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. 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 part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Plus HD  (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:
Plus-HD-7.5

Description:
Plus-HD-7.5 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
0579f86d4e2a000f6cf872b139a0db0a

SHA-1:
2c4f4e1d731e739eab70fdbf719890ae323ea282

SHA-256:
93c1720bf759b7de7273bc8641d3cd8fe78144da57864b342e9b25079fab12b1

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Firefox.

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:
4/24/2024 12:13:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
439

AVG
Generic5
2016.0.2917

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.151122

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1630

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17384

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.950
9.0.1.0326

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.15.11.22.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
9.9530

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
11/22/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2015-22-11_1

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
15.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2015.11.22.06

McAfee
Artemis!B859914EE694
5600.6573

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
16.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cvxobz
0.28.0.58873

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
15.11.22.06

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
15.11.22.18

Sophos
Generic PUA FG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0225
7.2.326

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
10.465.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27288

File size:
914.9 KB (936,808 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-7.5.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-7.5\plus-hd-7.5-firefoxinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/6/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 6:59:59 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:
1/20/2014 8:24:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:a0/ZDibVoYKaQCvEwCRdllEGx8PkrM6f+L6EyrYaHE6T3kSIk0tryv3Vij6dwgpj:a0/Z+JLfcTRdllEGx8PO0yvU6TFF

Entry address:
0x99AE0

Entry point:
E8, 89, F1, 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, 38, 31, 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, 33, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 23, A3, 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:
6.5539

Code size:
746 KB (763,904 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-7.5-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/005161/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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