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Porter Studio Plus

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 Porter Studio Plus has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program GoHD by InstallMoon. 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:
Porter Studio Plus  (signed and verified)

MD5:
31236c22178e89cc3b1c9b2a2aebfe29

SHA-1:
c543ee647272a15ff02db1e47a6d75b8f4f7ef96

SHA-256:
e67d04df24d52e29b27fc1bee9352c57eb2a69da7e3d02300181e57d2c4e563e

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
5/5/2024 4:54:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.181.44

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141025

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.GoogUpdate
4.0.3.14112

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36807
9.0.1.0298

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AW (variant)
8.10619

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Plush
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3007

McAfee
Artemis!4176A7010C5C
5600.6958

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.D
14.11.02.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PorterStudioPlus.J
14.11.3.21

Sophos
Generic PUA OM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0825
7.2.306

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.984
2.0.0.1906

File size:
86.4 KB (88,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gohd\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Porter Studio Plus

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Porter Studio Plus, O=Porter Studio Plus, 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:
00B7BA41CFBA8D50AF9A2A64362C08FA91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 10:35:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:tYJVBx2vIbtP+r21Szq6XcVisWjcdJsFeNvy:qJVeYtPS2tNJsFeBy

Entry address:
0x50CB

Entry point:
E8, 10, 59, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 68, 3E, 41, 00, E8, 1F, 0A, 00, 00, E8, 7E, 24, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A3, 58, 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, 84, 52, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.2571

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
GoHD

Display publisher:
InstallMoon

Display version:
1.35.9.29

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\GoHD\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1


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