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Wifi Protector Extension

Safe Download Limited

The application wifi protector extension-bg.exe, “Wifi Protector Extension exe” by Safe Download Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads.
Publisher:
Speedchecker  (signed by Safe Download Limited)

Product:
Wifi Protector Extension

Description:
Wifi Protector Extension exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
d7bea0ba56335b5e6b75ffa999f8b9a7

SHA-1:
b0522166c0e5e4165f93a8fb729ee7c93c6ae82b

SHA-256:
59eb814e144a424a54ccfaa1bd94a209f615e4e3e634daa3b651502e6bca0092

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Safe Download Limited.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:33:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
16.12.29.1

File size:
880.7 KB (901,872 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Wifi Protector Extension.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wifi protector extension\wifi protector extension-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Download Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/2/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/26/2014 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Download Limited, O=Safe Download Limited, L=Douglas, S=Douglas, C=IM

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0DD2FC97B3C6597CABD97B29D9383440

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/10/2013 3:07:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x76983

Entry point:
E8, 66, AD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, E8, 80, 4D, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, EC, 80, 4D, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, 52, 0E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 50, 82, 4D, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, 3F, 0E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 54, 82, 4D, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
711.5 KB (728,576 bytes)

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