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plus-hd-9.3-codedownloader.exe

Plus-HD-9.3

Plus HD

The application plus-hd-9.3-codedownloader.exe has been detected as adware by 5 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.
Publisher:
Plus HD

Product:
Plus-HD-9.3

Description:
Plus-HD-9.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b9a96d8660d62e27ae09d75b5310f564

SHA-1:
7a0823d1c20f7677195dbf662026734fbc522805

SHA-256:
6e1b6f057242c2e307449313e895d927faccc07e73836cb756ececff2842fe4e

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

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.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 3:15:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14316

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9546

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PlusHD.Z
14.3.16.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05CB14
7.2.75

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27404

File size:
554.5 KB (567,808 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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2014 2:07:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/SijLsk2YEhsffhrAM27QDId91wTOF+pTiVBIPGP:/SijLsk2YEhsfhtcTSTWBI+P

Entry address:
0x4DE1F

Entry point:
E8, CD, D4, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B0, 65, 48, 00, E8, FB, 49, 00, 00, E8, 6F, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 60, D4, 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, 8D, 7A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4414

Code size:
436 KB (446,464 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-9.3-codedownloader

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-9.3-codedownloader.exe \reinstallapp \runfrom=task \agentregpath='plus-hd


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/000621/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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