home

plus-hd-v1.5-codedownloader.exe

Bright circle investments Ltd.

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application plus-hd-v1.5-codedownloader.exe by Bright circle investments has been detected as adware by 40 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-V1.5 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-V1.5  (signed by Bright circle investments Ltd.)

Product:
Plus-HD-V1.5

Description:
Plus-HD-V1.5 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b19347f8218a67cc2bc5321b67df97a7

SHA-1:
804e438a79733f835775a0574d7be15dc1940509

SHA-256:
473d8f769937294003a3bdadb2ca93bfd05b9d6dcddc35bd5b9989c742e922eb

Scanner detections:
40 / 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 Bright circle investments Ltd..

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 7:37:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
959

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.PlusHD
2014.06.18

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.11468
7.11.156.18

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140721

AVG
Skodna
2015.0.3406

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14721

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.860

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18241

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.950
9.0.1.0202

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.14.06.21.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
7/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2014-21-06_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.180.12643

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3526

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.07.21.05

McAfee
Artemis!72FE0C8538C9
5600.7062

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.177.1852.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.0.0.516

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbdvli
0.28.0.60253

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140721

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.07.21.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.35d
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.AA
14.7.17.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14619

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11045

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1224
7.2.202

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
29708

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.1850

File size:
553.5 KB (566,768 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-V1.5.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-v1.5\plus-hd-v1.5-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bright circle investments Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/19/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/20/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bright circle investments Ltd., O=Bright circle investments Ltd., STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00EF90FEF9AC8E258E5D30D0E08C84D37E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/2014 8:06:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HHOdXoZY8DFLZfHFcq4Y0piYCBi1tIRNhS/Q6syUY5HyHLC8ypTBn2oFrbNsE:HwoVLPj0p9CUnIRq/QvYteLC8ypTtJtJ

Entry address:
0x492E8

Entry point:
E8, 2A, CB, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C0, 5F, 48, 00, E8, 02, 4A, 00, 00, E8, 76, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, BD, CA, 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, B0, 87, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4611

Code size:
441 KB (451,584 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
1a865e51-8d7f-47ac-a7cc-49d250e98ec8-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-v1.5-codedownloader.exe \whlkt \ftjvrg=task \tslqtz='plus-hd-v1.5' \sxvls=


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-53.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.53:80)

Remove plus-hd-v1.5-codedownloader.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.