utility.exe

City Center Games (Extreme White Limited)

The application utility.exe by City Center Games (Extreme White Limited) has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named Crossbrowse triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Crossbrowse by CLARALABSOFTWARE which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:

Version:
106.0.0.0

MD5:
8d3e4693f68ec543ba2cfa70750ce24d

SHA-1:
02199c970abc4c0056d225840f0d8b2f5e513670

SHA-256:
d3ba8b7117903fd73684db59d6a9576a0421cc6b8ccff7afeb4b31a71a3f757f

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 5:41:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.1957464.2
8.3.1.6

AVG
Win32/DH{gRJlfRMDICIlAFdO}
2016.0.3096

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15528

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.31292
9.0.1.05190

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

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1975

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossBrowse
v2015.05.28.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CityCenterGamesExtremeWhiteLimited
15.5.28.0

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Crossid
40738

File size:
1.9 MB (1,957,464 bytes)

Product version:
106.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\crossbrowse\crossbrowse\application\utility.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/14/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=City Center Games (Extreme White Limited), O=City Center Games (Extreme White Limited), STREET=Tassou Papadopulu 6 (flat/office 22), L=Nicosia, S=Agios Dometios, PostalCode=2373, C=CY

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

Serial number:
00808728FFBF020E8929813B59AA2EC529

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2015 5:53:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:GpsxPSYkjHgAg8hJpiHWUiqxTapSUsf0SXuoFv8FTZ:O8PS44hJwHqq9k

Entry address:
0x129B6E

Entry point:
E8, 48, 11, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 24, 8E, 5C, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 48, CE, 5B, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 24, 8E, 5C, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01...
 
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Code size:
1.3 MB (1,401,856 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Crossbrowse

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file utility.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Crossbrowse  by CLARALABSOFTWARE
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to lb-182-252.above.com  (103.224.182.252:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.19.12:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-173-91.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.173.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-235-124.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.235.124:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-225-21.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.225.21:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-162-52.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.162.52:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-143-191.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.143.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-203-159.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.203.159:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-111-236.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.111.236:80)

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