qycerqh.exe

The-Go-Photo-it-v11

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 qycerqh.exe, “The-Go-Photo-it-v11 exe” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named QYCERQH triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
joep  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
The-Go-Photo-it-v11

Description:
The-Go-Photo-it-v11 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f5c3046aac321f3e1df6710dee40d642

SHA-1:
c7c7b6bc82d0554fcddf1da698e13c97cac358b6

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:17:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@kSnqDQiO
775

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141221

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141221

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@kSnqDQiO
1.0.20.1775

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20421

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47705
9.0.1.0355

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@kuCqXRgO
8.14.12.21.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10906

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
12/21/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@kSnqDQiO
11.2014-21-12_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@kSnqDQiO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoPhotoIt.A
v2014.12.21.12

McAfee
Artemis!F5C3046AAC32
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@kSnqDQiO
15.0.0.1065

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.9v1@kuCqXRgO
11.20141221

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.12

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle.Task.H
15.1.4.17

Sophos
PUA 'AppRider' (of type Adware)
59

File size:
2 MB (2,060,256 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
The-Go-Photo-it-v11.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\qycerqh.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 5:34:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:KqVYBToM3xHe0rIQq0a3+SnkjcPq7NsHJqpS6wTevZ1V1DzS:XATBx+0N4qRsHdgy

Entry address:
0xFC7E1

Entry point:
E8, 5D, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 90, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 87, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 7A, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 00, A5, 56, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 00, A5, 56, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, F4, EA...
 
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Entropy:
6.8714

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,231,872 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
QYCERQH

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\QYCERQH.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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