towey.exe

Doctor PC+

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 towey.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named TOWEY triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Joseph CM  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Doctor PC+

Description:
Doctor PC+ exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
454fbd2967c69212fd637c58c592b6ff

SHA-1:
5c3644f22e9604807de2169af802fd8f3ef98848

SHA-256:
cffdefc94bddea4b696d7df4a2ffb511b9379a49e38a7f84da08f83817f0e558

Scanner detections:
23 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:14:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.4v1@kqyQj3pO
6127378

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3260

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141215

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.4v1@kqyQj3pO
1.0.20.1745

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20375

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47256
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.4v1@kqyQj3pO
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/19/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.4v1@kqyQj3pO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.4v1@kqyQj3pO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14339

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DoctorPC.A
v2014.12.15.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!36CFDCC184B9
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.4v1@kqyQj3pO
15.0.0.1047

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dkmnxu
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.4v1@kqyQj3pO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.15.10

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle.Task.F
14.12.15.9

Sophos
Generic PUA JH
4.98

File size:
1.9 MB (1,967,584 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Doctor PC+.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\towey.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 5:29:59 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:
12/15/2014 10:35:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tQlXbFfc2fL1ZEHE8Txder3SYGToxyQ5QP9z0nbMecFRLPDVCpSYVTmHBtXf9Ntc:mDcyEk6I3bFQPOnEDpCpSYVTaZ1V1DzI

Entry address:
0xF15E1

Entry point:
E8, 5F, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 92, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 89, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 7C, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, F0, 40, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, F0, 40, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, F6, EA...
 
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Entropy:
6.8661

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,144,832 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
TOWEY

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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