pplmqdpv.exe

Sense

Berta Brid Eco

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 pplmqdpv.exe by Berta Brid Eco 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. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Object Browser  (signed by Berta Brid Eco)

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
411431da20a14b5466851f3bdb345a96

SHA-1:
6dac47735cca88520dd07a5b5d6e8ef6eed4f5e3

SHA-256:
68f66a9741a1e9e5d78cf00f07f0a4416f7e4b1f8c2a348042b981fdefb31e7f

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. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 9:06:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
866

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Plush.gerw
7.11.173.122

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140919

AVG
Berta
2015.0.3347

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14921

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1320

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.33419
9.0.1.0330

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.09.21.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AQ (variant)
8.10444

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.26.16

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.3230

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.19.08

McAfee
Artemis!82A6243B71E8
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.792

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.19.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BertaBridEco.I
14.9.18.21

Sophos
Generic PUA ID
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33280

File size:
1.8 MB (1,932,696 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Sense.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\pplmqdpv.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Berta Brid Eco, O=Berta Brid Eco, 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:
00EF48FE90F98CEC7AF0FDEECC0B376D44

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2014 11:38:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:BlUYoeeYEGyKYECBdnpSZFTTyUzn+nPRxN:DUUjSK16

Entry address:
0xE88E4

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 6F, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 66, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 59, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 60, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 50, 9D, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 50, 9D, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D3, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8551

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,107,456 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
4f4cf6f9-646a-4f49-a423-53259f6c1701-11

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
pplmqdpv.exe \rawdata=ujnhfh7lmitddsw3vhroupwwrszpa1qvpunyeqml1


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