radio canyon-codedownloader.exe

Sara Kodama Project

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 radio canyon-codedownloader.exe by Sara Kodama Project has been detected as adware by 38 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Radio Canyon by Bright circle investments Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for Radio Canyon 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:
Radio Canyon  (signed by Sara Kodama Project)

Product:
Radio Canyon

Description:
Radio Canyon exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
2fed70a08919726a730a11ffeccdf042

SHA-1:
4336d99cfb3b98391bad3b8326240a54792f2c06

SHA-256:
ce5cbe1ae01ab34c992fe265359085d0274afec09fa81170b58bb845ef00b122

Scanner detections:
38 / 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 Sara Kodama Project.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:24:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kqEAg8oO
805

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.186.88

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-141122

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141122

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kqEAg8oO
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-12356
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20071

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.41338
9.0.1.0326

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
8.14.11.24.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY (variant)
8.10730

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
11/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-73a7935c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kqEAg8oO
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14042

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.2908

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RadioCanyon.A
v2014.11.22.09

McAfee
Artemis!0ED615CE9552
5600.6939

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.339.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kqEAg8oO
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.dimztp
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20141124

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OMI
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.BB
14.11.22.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141122

Sophos
Generic PUA OP
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EK314
7.2.328

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EK314
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34834

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.2146
2.0.0.1953

File size:
1.1 MB (1,129,888 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Radio Canyon.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\radio canyon\radio canyon-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sara Kodama Project, O=Sara Kodama Project, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
75E47031A737D2A200F0C7A94034399F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2014 8:35:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:loMlVhXnx/WveQ1W4uahNKjCzseUVl0tkpS68vTSnh:Nz/FQHuuW6kpS66TQ

Entry address:
0x9F052

Entry point:
E8, CF, 00, 01, 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...
 
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Code size:
804 KB (823,296 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
9aaf316f-5ebb-4aaa-8c4b-1cb2e97d844e-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
radio canyon-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=qwog8pzqhdjg1hscaq0ufccudy1xg0z+vpfaugp67


The file radio canyon-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Radio Canyon  by Bright circle investments Ltd.
Radio Canyon (Porter Studio Plus) is an adware program (supported by various types of advertising) that is usually bundled by third party installers and download managers.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-45.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.45:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

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