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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 22 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:
cc5d0d94e871757b53697e4bc26486d5

SHA-1:
d9f26f73916d5d18b19dccd9b35cfac1ec76a627

SHA-256:
33d67a9169d205b6d389586370a5d25d683a386411708c710935d7ea5f3684eb

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/26/2024 11:26:41 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mG1gV3aO
734

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.ZZ
7.11.205.192

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3212

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1521

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mG1gV3aO
1.0.20.160

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.11396
9.0.1.032

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.11089

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
2/1/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mG1gV3aO
11.2015-01-02_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mG1gV3aO
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2554

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSaver.A
v2015.02.01.05

McAfee
Artemis!CC5D0D94E871
5600.6868

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mG1gV3aO
16.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider1.dmxruo
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.01.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.1.5

Sophos
Generic PUA NJ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
37052

File size:
1 MB (1,088,488 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 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 5:29:59 AM

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:
1/25/2015 4:35:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:u0PgbxTlEbTNGpVMZ0x0UmiSothF5dR1p2Cu6w7PD3r/znEgMoUwc4lBNp1Rd5Wy:uJybOVLuvothF5dR1p2Cu6w7PD3r/zna

Entry address:
0x9C262

Entry point:
E8, C5, 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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Entropy:
6.5619

Code size:
775.5 KB (794,112 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
38b4f335-635a-428f-9496-6b3c14993ddc-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/007090/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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