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totalplushd-3.1v24.11-codedownloader.exe

TotalPlusHD-3.1V24.11

Winston Project

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 totalplushd-3.1v24.11-codedownloader.exe, “TotalPlusHD-3.1V24.11 exe” by Winston Project 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 HDPlus-3.1TotalV24.11 extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HDPlus-3.1TotalV24.11  (signed by Winston Project)

Product:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V24.11

Description:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V24.11 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
d957c4e6b983bfef45892c9f29ec4423

SHA-1:
1a4244f06e4d92d441e48abe3ff5b6ff7c6afade

SHA-256:
3e171455f2459827f9e5b10f4e88a533f303f8aeb70bdf5cd5f5fc2099b254fe

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. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

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 Winston Project.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:50:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
16.2.4.14

File size:
1 MB (1,091,480 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V24.11.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\totalplushd-3.1v24.11\totalplushd-3.1v24.11-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Winston Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Winston Project, O=Winston Project, 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:
00B312FD1B7F10CF48C48080B24091FB8E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/23/2014 10:35:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DP07Ix/i1WJnmsZRamaHkmpSQA1pTim9y:DPeYa1Omo3mpSQA1pTHY

Entry address:
0x9B162

Entry point:
E8, CD, 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:
6.5514

Code size:
769.5 KB (787,968 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
c763a7d8-280b-433d-8ac4-8d3496796f6e-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-57.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.57:80)

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