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sense-codedownloader.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-codedownloader.exe by Morgan Enter Mode has been detected as adware by 30 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.
Publisher:
Object Browser  (signed by Morgan Enter Mode)

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
46fc65277f07c6c136e4f1a53725d049

SHA-1:
f39879257e23061e6ae916b318f28159b2fdccd1

SHA-256:
94de6e3510801d2286c41df43d9b580515a6782e10b705e1bcdc27381517f0b2

Scanner detections:
30 / 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 Morgan Enter Mode.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:14:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
826

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pq
7.11.173.226

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Morgan
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14111

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
1.0.20.1525

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36610
9.0.1.0305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
8.14.11.01.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AY (variant)
8.10600

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
11/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-1ac975b6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
11.2014-01-11_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13451

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3013

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.11.01.08

McAfee
Artemis!46FC65277F07
5600.6960

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499
15.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.ddywkb
0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.01.08

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.U
14.11.1.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141030

Sophos
Generic PUA PD
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34132

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.49
2.0.0.1928

File size:
1.1 MB (1,129,376 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-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Morgan Enter Mode

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 1:59:59 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:
10/17/2014 9:35:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:z2d4H4g96xK69TCPA8a9DwcZ3KA0TUpSdATE0:z2sCfTz8zUpSdATE0

Entry address:
0x9E382

Entry point:
E8, 35, 03, 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:
802.5 KB (821,760 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3f530755-e021-4319-8a0c-90c777ef0f24-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/002820/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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