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sense-nova.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-nova.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 11 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. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Object Browser  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
9f7f1f935b8600e3354a18342b33502c

SHA-1:
85bc2f61d5be3fccbc034f784e084cf333de5fd2

SHA-256:
1bbc3057b86a2daac7c150f1e04273102ac01f870a9049c9b449c9a6cf793c16

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:28:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.26

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.2

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14729

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-7d811582
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of discount_frenzy-nova.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.1

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DiscountFrenzy.A
v2014.07.29.11

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.29.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SailorProject.K
14.7.29.10

Sophos
Generic PUA IF
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
608.9 KB (623,464 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Sense.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sense\sense-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sailor Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 6:59:59 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:
7/25/2014 5:05:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e6opSt+TkuaJIFwZevTBA4IPkhcYoYJCE2PpTLHC94G9ic:/opSXq0PkB/2RTDMtic

Entry address:
0x47ACC

Entry point:
E8, 5C, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C8, E4, 47, 00, E8, DE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EF, DE, 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, 13, 68, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3415

Code size:
431.5 KB (441,856 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
635fe50e-7562-4c48-8d7f-005eb55e90ba-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
sense-nova.exe \gqqslkhhf='sense' \gdqeo=61915 \naafkwc='000805'


The file sense-nova.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 tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

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

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