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plus-hd-9.3-codedownloader.exe

Plus-HD-9.3

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-9.3-codedownloader.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for Plus HD extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. 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-9.3

Description:
Plus-HD-9.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
5592ca519bcab056fb478ca3342284ce

SHA-1:
2887ebf2a4965a57c760304d85c8a7e2c5938335

SHA-256:
ec0bf50333d38738e1318d879a60eff10300041a7b181f4822dc34acb5229c74

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

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:
4/19/2024 10:20:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
841

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.AC
7.11.148.112

AVG
CrossRider.A
2015.0.3319

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141016

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1445

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.10.16.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA (variant)
8.9645

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
10/16/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-16-10_5

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.10.16.08

McAfee
Artemis!5592CA519BCA
5600.6975

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.867

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.10.16.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.Z
14.10.16.20

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0406
7.2.289

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
28110

File size:
470.9 KB (482,152 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-9.3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-9.3\plus-hd-9.3-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/6/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 3:59:59 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:
4/6/2014 4:11:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LZmNaCuFNLDGQFB5/ngfC2P3PWv6BPeqxKpTBCEPjbvOyi8:dmHWNpL5YfHfWv69KpTdP/K8

Entry address:
0x3E978

Entry point:
E8, FD, D3, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, 06, 47, 00, E8, 02, 4A, 00, 00, E8, 76, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 90, D3, 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, 94, 7A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4281

Code size:
364 KB (372,736 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
39082489-2b72-4b6e-8ee0-b73fb855f14b-1

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/002037/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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