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sense-codedownloader.exe

Sense

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application sense-codedownloader.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 41 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 Sense by Object Browser 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 Object Browser 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:

Object Browser (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:

Sense

Description:

Sense exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

8f51ab25320b907e251d64f4820d4bbd

SHA-1:

d86c1e74d5bc3cf30ab722cef37fb1351eabe192

SHA-256:

5d2719abbfeddba57bacf5abd4db7edf6ec44ef6dffa7fb96d6bc35179ef5520

Scanner detections:

41 / 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 Sailor Project.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 9:52:44 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

920

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.PlusHD

2014.06.18

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2

7.11.164.150

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140910

AVG

Skodna

2015.0.3356

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14729

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

1.0.20.1050

Bkav FE

W32.Sality.PE

1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18241

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.950

9.0.1.0253

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

8.14.07.29.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AG (variant)

8.10179

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider

9/10/2014

F-Prot

W32/Sality.gen2

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

11.2014-29-07_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of clickmovie1-downloaderv10-codedownloader.exe (Adware)

2014.9.10.5

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12026

Kaspersky

Virus.Win32.Sality

14.0.0.3275

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A

v2014.07.29.11

McAfee

Artemis!AE096029FE1A

5600.7012

Microsoft Security Essentials

Threat.Undefined

1.177.1852.0

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

15.0.0.630

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbiihv

0.28.0.60253

Norman

Sality.ZHB

11.20140910

nProtect

Virus/W32.Sality.D

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Goobzo

14.07.29.11

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

W32.Sality.U

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.U

14.7.29.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59

23.00.65.14908

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

Total Defense

Win32/Sality.AA

37.0.11045

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0507

7.2.253

Trend Micro

PE_SALITY.RL

10.465.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

31762

ViRobot

Win32.Sality.N

2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus

Virus.Sality.Win32.20

2.0.0.1850

File size:

525.9 KB (538,472 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Sense.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\sense\sense-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Sailor Project

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/18/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/19/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor 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:

47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/29/2014 1:05:11 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:OYIQJniONfn2aIv0CvzaHFgS/RB4xuanxn1Cz+etnpTBC986biVM2sg:OaAOJ/Iv0CvQYxuantQ/tnpTk97bv2

Entry address:

0x453C3

Entry point:

E8, BE, DD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, DB, 75, F4... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4277

Code size:

410.5 KB (420,352 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

5b35d1bf-8985-41a7-a5c0-520df08c38cc-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

sense-codedownloader.exe \quxdpw \fhynownh=task \cljnrmsjb='sense' \xbnraed

The file sense-codedownloader.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.

85% remove it

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net (50.63.202.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com (54.231.72.129:80)

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