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Evangelion Group

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application uninstall.exe by Evangelion Group has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program HQ-Quality-v1.6 by HQ-Quality-v1.6. 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:
Evangelion Group  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1c66af749a3e557ce0fb1f0da4624400

SHA-1:
2ddd42b6cf3a354a7e3741ddfc16f110a1ec9ccf

SHA-256:
fec0c09d3bcf4a37393cfc6693037bea1b021525f7d09f49e45c2496bfd20cf1

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:13:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen2
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-M [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3367

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Plush
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
15.0.0.494

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EvangelionGroup.J
14.8.29.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14827

File size:
100.4 KB (102,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-quality-v1.6\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Evangelion Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Evangelion Group, O=Evangelion Group, 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:
0095E2A1168FF10F1D56CF5FFE4ABC7450

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 3:04:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:qqLU5GCB0ja7+YYh+mIdmT3xbt72XkOrcV2rsWjcdHmEwm7S8+71:xqlb7+Dh+Tdy6m2UHmFm7S8+Z

Entry address:
0x4F84

Entry point:
E8, E9, 63, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 6E, 41, 00, E8, 26, 0A, 00, 00, E8, 85, 24, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 7C, 63, 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, 5D, 5D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3762

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
HQ-Quality-v1.6

Display publisher:
HQ-Quality-v1.6

Display version:
1.34.8.12

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\HQ-Quality-v1.6\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1


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