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plus-hd-9.3-updater.exe

Plus-HD-9.3

Plus HD

The application plus-hd-9.3-updater.exe has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider browser extension toolkit; the Updater component is used to dynamically connects to the Crossrider API (update.srvstatsdata.com/.../{CAMP_ID}/update.json) and download additional code in order to automatically update Plus HD extension/toolbar. While running, it connects to the Internet address ssl.hwcdn.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Plus HD

Product:
Plus-HD-9.3

Description:
Plus-HD-9.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f123a2254f5940382a2672dd6848b83a

SHA-1:
a0e38e9b8450599f993783a1ea503cf670a04fd0

SHA-256:
45065159305df911008b2d19e20ca344a12dd6472bb7ab6ff48b6bbc68cd4013

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. This is the updater mechanism that runs in the background as a scheduled task.

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:
4/26/2024 2:40:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1006

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1452

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.620

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.05.04.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9520

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
5/4/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-04-05_1

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.5.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plus-hd-9.1-updater.exe (Adware)
2014.5.2.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.372

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.PlusHD.S
14.3.16.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05CH14
7.2.124

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27252

File size:
383 KB (392,192 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-updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2014 2:06:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2HzGtKNpsJ8Ro5IiwgnjB7xlijm7uinPqOJOQK2pTBZGhyJp:2TeKNpsJDIiwgnjpam7uinPqOJZpTj

Entry address:
0x336A8

Entry point:
E8, 61, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, C7, 45, 00, E8, 52, 25, 00, 00, E8, D2, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F4, 98, 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, E4, 55, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4398

Code size:
290 KB (296,960 bytes)

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

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-9.3-updater.exe \runupdater \agentregpath='plus-hd-9.3' \appid=530


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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to errors.srvstatsdata.com  (208.85.150.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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