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The StartWire Tracker

Startdate Labs, Inc

The application the startwire tracker-enabler.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. By utilizing the Crossrider browser extension platform, the Enabler module is designed to manage the integration with the user's web browser and install/manage the plugin for Chrome, IE and Firefox. While running, it connects to the Internet address stats.srvstatsdata.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Dzmitry  (signed by Startdate Labs, Inc)

Product:
The StartWire Tracker

Description:
The StartWire Tracker exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
7f7d5dd1ab4e9cfdc6eb7d700bfa0ada

SHA-1:
06f4620f74517eb6ff79e3e61d8c2c35341b27c9

SHA-256:
681478745fb708b0142ec51848705363a756413853dba3b2dee6248123ee1a11

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:
4/19/2024 10:19:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.StartdateLabs (M)
15.8.2.0

File size:
374 KB (383,024 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-enabler.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 6:04:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5fyW6qTJhP7DCI47nGzFBDWkkoRsznG99mAK2tG3r5VpTBomJoW5E:r6oJFWIenGzFdp/sznG7mAK2tapTOmdG

Entry address:
0x325E8

Entry point:
E8, 74, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, 95, 45, 00, E8, 02, 25, 00, 00, E8, 82, 16, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 07, 8F, 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, CA, 2A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4522

Code size:
279.5 KB (286,208 bytes)

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/005741/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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