winservice86-codedownloader.exe

winservice86

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 winservice86-codedownloader.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program winservice86 by Monkey Code Lab which is a potentially unwanted software program. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for Corporate Inc extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Corporate Inc  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
winservice86

Description:
winservice86 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
42be9bda6886d70965e531984d23b321

SHA-1:
85045197d040675a47c4c702801d9cc90f2bb7b5

SHA-256:
8b3c3154ff9009c870382bfa39b1407878416942311c8bde15c4efb0f7f1fc61

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:22:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kiE8jSaO
6135001

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.16

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.195.224

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3259

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141219

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kiE8jSaO
1.0.20.1745

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47257
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kiE8jSaO
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/19/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kiE8jSaO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kiE8jSaO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14380

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WinService.A
v2014.12.15.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!42BE9BDA6886
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kiE8jSaO
15.0.0.1047

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dkmyua
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@kiE8jSaO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.BB
14.12.15.13

Sophos
Generic PUA OK
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
1 MB (1,085,408 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
winservice86.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\winservice86\winservice86-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/15/2014 5:04:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZbDJiOxYWW+YEUdHcQPq2Q34tsoMgEY8Q1pNBlZ9xeqWiOaGSPD3rfQCpSncuTV:ZwSYx+udHNJyoMgEY8Q1pNBlZ9xeqWiy

Entry address:
0x9CC12

Entry point:
E8, C5, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5635

Code size:
773 KB (791,552 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
05719bba-a182-42d3-9110-570e1a8819a8-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file winservice86-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

winservice86  by Monkey Code Lab
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/005024/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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