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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:
95340b1966a9758edce7b2021ba04476

SHA-1:
c441253497c16dd7f493311ad9269a0d048a4442

SHA-256:
d998d7b9e12f93470fc3bfe2e987fef8ab3881db732360c3b779ba03327f9d32

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:
4/27/2024 1:43:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
16.7.28.11

File size:
807 KB (826,416 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/10/2015 7:59:59 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:
4/12/2015 7:32:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:k9CsYUevLa9/fkTXNKdkuho2cKO/TaNDn:LRUevLaOTXNtuho2cKO/TwDn

Entry address:
0x7EE31

Entry point:
E8, 46, A4, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, 44, 4C, 00, E8, 79, 01, 00, 00, E8, C8, 10, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D9, A3, 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, 60, 0F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4544

Code size:
653 KB (668,672 bytes)

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