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Kimahri Software inc.

This adware uses the Crossrider platform to build and distribute this web browser advertising injection extension. Once installed in the browser it will hijack various browser settings (homepage, search) and may interfere and track behaviors as well as deliver ads. The application uninstall.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program HQ-Video-Pro-1.8 by HQ-Video. The setup program 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:
Kimahri Software inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8ec1995e38d1eb6d6a1a29e3672deb11

SHA-1:
ca39acec594751560edf38a6da331d0f1f989fde

SHA-256:
56601d047e566cd70fd8a0b19a62990bb3328c1350ba00afb565b6e8aa905fc9

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:57:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.fqX@lCW4Vkbi
6434017

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.01.26

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-F [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15125

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.fqX@lCW4Vkbi
1.0.20.125

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.GIFI
20839

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27207
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.fqX@lCW4Vkbi
9.0.0.4799

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

F-Prot
W32/S-ac71d174
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.fqX@lCW4Vkbi
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.fqX@lCW4Vkbi
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14746

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

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.fqX@lCW4Vkbi
16.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dgrolp
0.30.0.64812

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
15.01.25.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.80e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Brightcicrle
15.1.25.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
81.9 KB (83,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-1.8\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/6/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Kimahri Software inc., O=Kimahri Software inc., STREET=666 Sherbrooke Rue w, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H3A 1E7, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A1BB8569950C0B2080A11A0E2F618B33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2014 6:45:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:VMG0F9qQEYegu1mETK0SwbWerXgEyeM/gleGiAjUsJGgZAPAWucxwNKfMdsWjcd4:3e90Wet8Ey7Gi7cZnc5osWjcdg4Vw/

Entry address:
0x3A52

Entry point:
E8, 1A, 63, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 80, 2B, 41, 00, E8, D8, 64, 00, 00, E8, B6, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, AD, 62, 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, 8E, 5C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
50 KB (51,200 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
HQ-Video-Pro-1.8

Display publisher:
HQ-Video

Display version:
1.34.5.12

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\HQ-Video-Pro-1.8\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1


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