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thegophoto.it v10-codedownloader.exe

TheGoPhoto.it V10

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 thegophoto.it v10-codedownloader.exe, “TheGoPhoto.it V10 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. 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 joep 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:
joep  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
TheGoPhoto.it V10

Description:
TheGoPhoto.it V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
52639f8457634c54d50ff6fb03858a29

SHA-1:
4b4524dc84d231fd726ca9ce3ba9001230dd52d1

SHA-256:
0dab3e660ba7981d662069c9b56d3131ee3ae529986f5fa81fdb48fbe55b9bd5

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:06:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm@tiijO
735

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.198.40

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-150131

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15131

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm@tiijO
1.0.20.155

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20494

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.46175
9.0.1.031

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.10932

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
1/31/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-a64d6097
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm@tiijO
11.2015-31-01_7

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm@tiijO
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2559

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoPhotoIT.A
v2015.01.31.06

McAfee
Artemis!52639F845763
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mm@tiijO
16.0.0.93

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.djsxmt
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.31.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.g5 (Not a Virus)
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.31.6

Sophos
Generic PUA EL
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LG14
7.2.31

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LG14
10.465.31

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.1743
2.0.0.2017

File size:
1.1 MB (1,112,032 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TheGoPhoto.it V10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\thegophoto.it v10\thegophoto.it v10-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2014 1:04:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BOBtv0ybRVUxq164RwZGUbjvBA4Ty9RPRycxQIxiHXnpSMrZXIpTP5N7:BcvBbnUxq164gAXnPRychWnpSMrZXUTz

Entry address:
0x9D802

Entry point:
E8, C5, 00, 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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Entropy:
6.5574

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
fad2bf82-d6e3-4f3f-a1cd-8df2b31c6866-1

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/007050/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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