» plushd q-9.1v24.01-codedownloader.exe
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plushd q-9.1v24.01-codedownloader.exe

Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application plushd q-9.1v24.01-codedownloader.exe, “PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 exe” by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 23 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 PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 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.

File name:

Publisher:

PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:

PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01

Description:

PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

e0ed65a4f60ae09b6d3285a359018ab1

SHA-1:

e40e18389088638916a5075f04b326660bfc8e8b

SHA-256:

fa2fb880b21384ee805f409a6b7579c4b128e81ff5a3a967fd0aea03238bef8b

Scanner detections:

23 / 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 Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd).

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 1:16:07 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miUJiieO

6434017

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4

7.11.204.248

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.15130

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miUJiieO

1.0.20.120

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider1.9689

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miUJiieO

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miUJiieO

5.13.68

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miUJiieO

15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Gen.Application.Heur

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.193.14803

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A

v2015.01.24.10

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!E0ED65A4F60A

16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miUJiieO

16.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider1.dmxddk

0.30.0.65070

Norman

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@kiUJiieO

03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.01.24.10

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle

15.1.26.11

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4789396

36666

File size:

949.5 KB (972,264 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\plushd q-9.1v24.01\plushd q-9.1v24.01-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

12/15/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

12/16/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Selecao Technologies (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:

3F2791037D410A199539AA4A99F7DEB3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/23/2015 3:04:46 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:YqogScxPhBYHvXasMPwukLe9L4pSVgTC:YqogSMEvXwPz4pSVgTC

Entry address:

0x87022

Entry point:

E8, A9, E6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.5949

Code size:

665.5 KB (681,472 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

68a71867-5796-408b-ae78-82bda3d4ec33-1

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/006727/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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