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plus-hd-9.6-codedownloader.exe

Plus-HD-9.6

SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

The application plus-hd-9.6-codedownloader.exe by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN has been detected as adware by 16 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  (signed by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN)

Product:
Plus-HD-9.6

Description:
Plus-HD-9.6 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
98834b6348740ff8320d5545a04f17dd

SHA-1:
86e75c149f73f0531794cfa5d64e9843e0eba137

SHA-256:
57a7ad5dd18655f4bdb4f30fe186ba3b382acd95f0bfe7b2339fb9b41c2b54ad

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:52:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
976

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.571
7.11.152.248

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.770

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.06.03.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AC (variant)
8.9892

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-03-06_3

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.06.03.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.462

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.bc4
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.Z
14.6.12.9

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
29930

File size:
497.8 KB (509,760 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-9.6.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-9.6\plus-hd-9.6-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/29/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Bucuresti, S=Bucuresti, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4E4B7DC7EC2F3CC5CB6ACBE68E3870F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2014 7:42:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vVpWsUlFnhKOTAAfiCSkcYeteKuWgzU5QWCGUz2pTBlWRK+K+Q:vVpWVXM6AAqCSkmtevG5QWcz2pTDWRa

Entry address:
0x40FA8

Entry point:
E8, 60, CA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D8, 70, 47, 00, E8, 02, 4A, 00, 00, E8, 76, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F3, C9, 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:
6.4550

Code size:
387.5 KB (396,800 bytes)

3 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Task name:
bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Task name:
bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-9.6-codedownloader.exe \padslqixq \kheyktcny=task \mlipbes='plus-hd-9.6'


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-36.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.36:80)

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