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The StartWire Tracker

Startdate Labs, Inc

The application the startwire tracker-bg.exe, “The StartWire Tracker exe” by Startdate Labs, Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads.
Publisher:
Dzmitry  (signed by Startdate Labs, Inc)

Product:
The StartWire Tracker

Description:
The StartWire Tracker exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c8c41e5a097713fc6a7430c4d206674d

SHA-1:
ac4546ec410b9e240cd7b6fac4644d8bd2f4f950

SHA-256:
494554df2508d4c84bd312942cd07b6915627140fe291232d4e9ab1ec6092d90

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 Startdate Labs, Inc.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:14:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.StartdateLabs (M)
15.8.2.0

File size:
787.5 KB (806,448 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
The StartWire Tracker.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\the startwire tracker\the startwire tracker-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Startdate Labs, Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/9/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/10/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Startdate Labs, Inc", O="Startdate Labs, Inc", STREET=P.O. Box 231, L=Meriden, S=NH, PostalCode=03770, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C53CF34449E8AA9F67138DBB6ADFCA7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2014 6:06:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SeT5Br5Mx1eTmNX+LBPR/Hc/vocR4l2h07Eo2T93mLqyma5O:7T5Br5aeAmBQalw07+Tf7gO

Entry address:
0x77C04

Entry point:
E8, E3, A8, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D8, DA, 4B, 00, E8, 76, 01, 00, 00, E8, 13, 13, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 76, A8, 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, AB, 11, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4445

Code size:
622 KB (636,928 bytes)

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