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TheHDvid-Codec 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 thehdvid-codec v10-bg.exe, “TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program TheHDvid-Codec V10 by Joseph CM which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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 BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
TheHDvid-Codec V10

Description:
TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
876b7ec85003c57fe9349b8a4a6a5c1a

SHA-1:
36eb01ad7692344f454c47ae87e2da82c438891a

SHA-256:
2e5e7bb61590c06ba7d80e642336ef5b20954c28cf88e10cab526c3c42b787a0

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/25/2024 4:36:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kWQKEooi
6109508

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.656352.3
7.11.196.28

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3264

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141211

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kWQKEooi
1.0.20.1725

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.46411
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kWQKEooi
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/19/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kWQKEooi
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kWQKEooi
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDVid.A
v2014.12.11.12

McAfee
Artemis!E766FC249BF8
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kWQKEooi
15.0.0.1035

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.Ou1@kWQKEooi
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.11.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.205
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.BadFingerProjectBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.V
14.12.11.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.141209

Sophos
Generic PUA HB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35786

File size:
641 KB (656,352 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:
BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
12/10/2014 5:06:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LGN7yTZ8rR9aCCWYeIPasG8nSZMQ72TQS5ws:LGNuNM9CSxOSZMJTUs

Entry address:
0x5F78A

Entry point:
E8, DD, C8, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 60, 9E, 49, 00, E8, 50, 49, 00, 00, E8, C4, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 70, C8, 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, AF, 4E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4695

Code size:
518.5 KB (530,944 bytes)

The file thehdvid-codec v10-bg.exe has been discovered within the following program.

TheHDvid-Codec V10  by Joseph CM
TheHDvid-Codec is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
crossrider.com/install/61180-thehdvid-codec-v10
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