xfso.exe

Armageddon Labs (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 xfso.exe, “HD-Quality-3.1V21.12 exe” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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:
HD-Quality-3.1V21.12  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HD-Quality-3.1V21.12

Description:
HD-Quality-3.1V21.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c2993972b7329d2c61af69a05bd9cdca

SHA-1:
1725879ed171afe135ac81b5e76ddc026133eaae

SHA-256:
c5e80695fc14ae73f1a5ab0236c24e465f10e7f758837dbf8e04f10520dd1fee

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/28/2024 7:43:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGaOgVoO
6212261

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGaOgVoO
1.0.20.1775

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20436

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.48210
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGaOgVoO
9.0.0.4668

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGaOgVoO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGaOgVoO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDQuality.A
v2014.12.21.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGaOgVoO
15.0.0.1065

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.6v1@kGaOgVoO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.06

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle.Task.E
15.1.4.17

File size:
1.9 MB (2,009,568 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HD-Quality-3.1V21.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\xfso.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/30/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2014 9:24:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:l18GeqIa5A7uvooeJtesR7pS0ATPZ1V1DzO:rLeN6goqtejS

Entry address:
0xF60B1

Entry point:
E8, 67, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 9A, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 91, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 84, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 10, EB, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 10, EB, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, FE, EA...
 
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Entropy:
6.8585

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,184,256 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
XFSO

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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