theater-max-codedownloader.exe

Theater-Max

Krance Development

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application theater-max-codedownloader.exe by Krance Development has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for Marketodo extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Marketodo  (signed by Krance Development)

Product:
Theater-Max

Description:
Theater-Max exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a52a0bbacb86534e2c1385047909f2eb

SHA-1:
d6a9383c4f48300b790dc7a5fd5fb5f5a27a4598

SHA-256:
93c131f0dff9f05f07d61281670f379dcbc4d69c5cccbfca9de64283b87f051e

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 Krance Development.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:15:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.2.28.8

File size:
1 MB (1,083,296 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Theater-Max.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\theater-max\theater-max-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Krance Development, O=Krance Development, 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:
2F8A4746EB05936853BC17805C72D300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/4/2014 4:35:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x99E02

Entry point:
E8, 37, 03, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
762.5 KB (780,800 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3d2f3605-9347-4c51-9c30-56fd6e6b5648-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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/001115/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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