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the wedownload manager-bg.exe

The weDownload Manager

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application the wedownload manager-bg.exe, “The weDownload Manager exe” by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. 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. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
weDownload  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
The weDownload Manager

Description:
The weDownload Manager exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
186540a933cbb776a37a2d7f52b4e422

SHA-1:
0cb04def11746e9623fba543f044a58138f2d64f

SHA-256:
c83bcc770f99539c22633f03c801aa485a00ed944fbd562cad3210afc68221f2

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 Sailor Project.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:41:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
909

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.206

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3387

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1489

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.1105

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.17413
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.14.08.09.04

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

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2014-09-08_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of hd streamer-bg.exe (Adware)
2014.10.10.12

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.weDownload.A
v2014.08.09.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.0.0.663

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.09.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.Z
14.8.9.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14807

Sophos
weDownload Manager
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31786

File size:
610.4 KB (625,000 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
The weDownload Manager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\the wedownload manager\the wedownload manager-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sailor Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/1/2014 5:07:57 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4bmALdth5OKo4TqoHkOZjMf8S5O/ZbkaTerbcBU:4bmALV5AmEIjMfo/tvT6boU

Entry address:
0x51588

Entry point:
E8, 5F, CC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, 14, 49, 00, E8, 52, 49, 00, 00, E8, C6, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F2, CB, 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, 70, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4647

Code size:
484 KB (495,616 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-184-73-173-204.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (184.73.173.204:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-107-22-253-35.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.22.253.35:443)

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