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the wedownload manager-bg.exe

The weDownload Manager

weDownload

The application the wedownload manager-bg.exe, “The weDownload Manager exe” has been detected as adware by 14 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-50-63-202-52.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
weDownload

Product:
The weDownload Manager

Description:
The weDownload Manager exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
3d958a0e930467fb6986726936663644

SHA-1:
cf505a9a60e5e7087062545dd011bfdc7fc45fee

SHA-256:
9ce303740d57718a1fcaeeb2b1746cae87382fda0f1c90f464b2722b699721d5

Scanner detections:
14 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:58:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.917010
1032

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140408

AVG
MultiBundle.Q
2015.0.3510

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1442

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.917010
1.0.20.490

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.917010
8.14.04.08.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA (variant)
8.9625

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.917010
11.2014-08-04_3

G Data
Adware.Generic.917010
14.4.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.weDownload.A
v2014.04.02.02

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.917010
15.0.0.294

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.weDownload.Z
14.4.2.14

Sophos
weDownload Manager
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
27946

File size:
507 KB (519,168 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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2014 5:28:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vMeOyeViv9tk016dzXA8WYGJC+tynImTHEKvH:vAH8pSk8CjcTZvH

Entry address:
0x4460D

Entry point:
E8, 7D, B1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 38, 95, 47, 00, E8, 6D, 01, 00, 00, E8, 0A, 13, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 10, B1, 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, A2, 11, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4140

Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-52.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.52:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-23-23-140-252.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.140.252:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-174-129-6-130.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (174.129.6.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

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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