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sm23ms-codedownloader.exe

Sm23mS

Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 sm23ms-codedownloader.exe by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) 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. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for smart-saverplus extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
smart-saverplus  (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Sm23mS

Description:
Sm23mS exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1623077b70136404668355193e82d6e0

SHA-1:
2afe7913c9d5c606e3e00581d09e645e87f09316

SHA-256:
8c4fff47d93ea7ee97963188c5094479b8f6728f85b286ca21c68a8525c71723

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. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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 Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd).

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:19:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miM0oojO
6460213

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.ZZ
7.11.205.140

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3216

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15127

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miM0oojO
1.0.20.135

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.14307
9.0.1.030

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miM0oojO
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miM0oojO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miM0oojO
15.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.Application.Heur
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSaver.A
v2015.01.27.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!B0DA3187D748
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@miM0oojO
16.0.0.81

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@kiM0oojO
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.27.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.d41
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.27.18

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
953 KB (975,848 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Sm23mS.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sm23ms\sm23ms-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
3F2791037D410A199539AA4A99F7DEB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2015 11:04:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fQalSNxVmvGgHEH7Md/Z5LMiJnhmpS5uoT2:fQalSVVgHOMdJ4pS5HT

Entry address:
0x876C2

Entry point:
E8, B1, E6, 00, 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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Entropy:
6.5960

Code size:
668.5 KB (684,544 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
0b217c71-e83d-4dba-8f90-c355fb1ab6d5-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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/006870/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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