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thehdvid-codec v10-codedownloader.exe

TheHDvid-Codec V10

King Gainer Lab

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-codedownloader.exe, “TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe” by King Gainer Lab has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program TheHDvid-Codec V10 by Joseph CM which is a potentially unwanted software program. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for home 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.

File name:

Publisher:

home (signed by King Gainer Lab)

Product:

TheHDvid-Codec V10

Description:

TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

240b058bf1b76de6ca89267d5edd041b

SHA-1:

1683e7f649a22901215ea9c23416dd502d561521

SHA-256:

a31138e78cd7a521e85469d8d0b9f6d3217d382b95f454a9e9bd113311a852b8

Scanner detections:

20 / 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 King Gainer Lab.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 4:35:55 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.pq

7.11.171.188

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-141002

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3334

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14102

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-12356

0.98/21411

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.33869

9.0.1.0275

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)

8.10489

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Adwapper

10/2/2014

G Data

Win32.Adware.Crossrider

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.GoogUpdate

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.183.13305

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

14.0.0.3164

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.HDVid.A

v2014.10.02.05

McAfee

Artemis!240B058BF1B7

5600.6990

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfqlqr

0.28.2.62440

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.10.02.05

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.b

14.10.2.5

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

33558

File size:

1 MB (1,068,952 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

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-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

King Gainer Lab

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=King Gainer Lab, O=King Gainer Lab, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

10B5049C2559348D7A87203A148C790A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/25/2014 12:34:56 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Vou2EUT1j+xq0zxNOKiGRuoPMJ5rApSns8Tc:VouEwnN0G6ApSnTTc

Entry address:

0x97B9A

Entry point:

E8, CD, 05, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.5485

Code size:

750.5 KB (768,512 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

d8acbc21-d4ea-4efb-8691-c5c495fc9ebe-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

The file thehdvid-codec v10-codedownloader.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

83% remove it

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/001267/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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