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sense-codedownloader.exe

Sense

Airplane Networks (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 sense-codedownloader.exe by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 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 Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:

Sense

Description:

Sense exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

97c9a2c2dd77c883b59aa2e17d8753c7

SHA-1:

f429edad35650d5b80ad3c71468590e0481ec23e

SHA-256:

59a4d2ac2094743ff6beeaafd5c98421b716fc068d5f640cb5ef64abbc2120cd

Scanner detections:

24 / 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 Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:

4/23/2024 10:10:23 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mCqYkHkO

6339784

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.12.25

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4

7.11.197.174

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150104

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3240

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.1514

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mSUeAwiO

1.0.20.20

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.54676

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mCqYkHkO

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/CrossRider

1/4/2015

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mCqYkHkO

5.13.68

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mSUeAwiO

15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider

14.0.0.2693

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Sense.A

v2015.01.04.09

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!C8367D4879A9

5600.6896

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mSUeAwiO

16.0.0.12

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dlljre

0.30.0.64448

Norman

Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@kCqYkHkO

03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.01.04.09

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.U

15.1.4.11

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

35418

File size:

1 MB (1,080,296 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

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:

Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/30/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:

12/1/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Airplane Networks (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:

00ADA185AFC7F23D3C115D613E31289B

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/3/2015 9:04:52 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:xIGI4Gi3ZxU3ZtE7tWR2brYPHj/pSCdT:xCxi/WZmtNYvj/pSCdT

Entry address:

0x9BA42

Entry point:

E8, CD, 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:

768 KB (786,432 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

8dc4883b-66ed-4722-868a-56aa10e22976-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

sense-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=vwphz8f6drf8i7cf8hfiyb4vaufubtlvdds+55+9x

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 ip-50-63-202-54.ip.secureserver.net (50.63.202.54:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net (184.168.221.50:80)

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