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ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 uninstall.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program HQVid-1.9gV29.01 by HQVid-1.9gV29.01. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
09a8565664f8c313e8365562e1020dbe

SHA-1:
3f14c78a0ed22007c773d517b31cffc4707ab1b4

SHA-256:
8968c44d042bcb673e7916f7ced8f491776b9fbc6cd56980ccb2241263e8b3f9

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:56:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.gqX@l0fUoKoi
6485650

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.gqX@l0fUoKoi
1.0.20.150

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.GIFI
20900

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.gqX@l0fUoKoi
9.0.0.4799

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.gqX@l0fUoKoi
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.gqX@l0fUoKoi
15.1.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.gqX@l0fUoKoi
16.0.0.90

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.01.30.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

Sophos
Generic PUA DP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36666

File size:
100.5 KB (102,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqvid-1.9gv29.01\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 6:04:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:pNJ0DRd6AVXo8pvsuPaJJtjld25+xI06Rc19sWjcd8lIRGT1:KT6A5o8pzuxlm+jC86RGx

Entry address:
0x8368

Entry point:
E8, 94, 5C, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 71, 41, 00, E8, 22, 0A, 00, 00, E8, 57, 31, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 27, 5C, 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, 08, 56, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3233

Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
HQVid-1.9gV29.01

Display publisher:
HQVid-1.9gV29.01

Display version:
1.36.01.22

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\HQVid-1.9gV29.01\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1


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