sense-buttonutil.exe

Sense

Morgan Enter Mode

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 sense-buttonutil.exe by Morgan Enter Mode has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
Object Browser  (signed by Morgan Enter Mode)

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
bc661a5555a34f311210101061c00a8a

SHA-1:
210121638427346fc43121fe101b8d418a458be5

SHA-256:
95c633e304269ff277a46124097b2552c14393da3a2ede9d0e9292c885987a71

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install new code and Javascript updates for the extension.

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 Morgan Enter Mode.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:02:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935
797

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pq
7.11.177.204

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141025

AVG
Morgan
2015.0.3311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Adwapper
4.0.3.141025

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935
1.0.20.1665

Bkav FE
W32.InjectAdwaredDwnA1.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19693

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36036
9.0.1.0333

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153935
8.14.11.29.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA (variant)
8.10402

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
11/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-145080a0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935
11.2014-29-11_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Adwapper
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3048

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.10.25.10

McAfee
Artemis!1C64E1862AA6
5600.6967

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.1221.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.153935
15.0.0.999

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dfhotl
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Virus/W32.SpyEye
14.07.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.25.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.MorganEnterMode.Q
14.10.25.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141023

Sophos
Generic PUA GO
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10207

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1207
7.2.333

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.2671
2.0.0.1941

File size:
287.9 KB (294,816 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:\Program Files\sense\sense-buttonutil.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Morgan Enter Mode, O=Morgan Enter Mode, 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:
00E247EA066029B70533C15792B60ED4D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/14/2014 12:40:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:eDE+IyX+Ul4bswBRDQG/QVDVp89JMrbD2ZRXLWL5LM+NzJWjcPxnVAOg+h6:eDE5giDBuVTrH2nC14S9WjgFn6

Entry address:
0x1F8E5

Entry point:
E8, 9C, 93, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 60, 22, 44, 00, E8, 35, 27, 00, 00, E8, 4B, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 2F, 93, 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, 3F, 2D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3529

Code size:
211.5 KB (216,576 bytes)

The file sense-buttonutil.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Sense  by Object Browser
Sense is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that will attempt to modify the user's home and search page settings as well as display advertisements in the browser. The software will attach to IE, Chrome and Firefox.
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