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thehdvid-codec v10-bg.exe

TheHDvid-Codec V10

Pess Kess Games

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 thehdvid-codec v10-bg.exe, “TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe” by Pess Kess Games has been detected as adware by 10 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 part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
home  (signed by Pess Kess Games)

Product:
TheHDvid-Codec V10

Description:
TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
57c88ca8a70c1f73b49c41412b0bde56

SHA-1:
12a2a717caad7e86dd4f2254ab2f0c7595dfa73b

SHA-256:
22207c0e28c70abb221cb2d8c7de4997d9ae01cdfc80c3e917476d9dfc564339

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 Pess Kess Games.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 6:37:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.180.234

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141023-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BA (variant)
8.10613

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDVid.A
v2014.10.24.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dgygac
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.PessKessGames.V
14.10.24.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141022

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

File size:
687.9 KB (704,408 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TheHDvid-Codec V10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\thehdvid-codec v10\thehdvid-codec v10-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pess Kess Games

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Pess Kess Games, O=Pess Kess Games, 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:
00985357810266ED5784B0A15904D65082

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 2:41:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:w1OD97U47Kjt+zYftBK+IOTryNr1r0O9tjUM6EMgXeoq+sDF8XiyKloEWTB5RgIw:RhZ7KjDK+5uNJrj1vbqfZJT6EWT3Rgzv

Entry address:
0x61C2A

Entry point:
E8, 4D, CB, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A8, 3D, 4A, 00, E8, 50, 49, 00, 00, E8, C4, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E0, CA, 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, 20, 4F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4645

Code size:
548 KB (561,152 bytes)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-46-137-106-27.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (46.137.106.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-52-195.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.52.195:80)

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