xmwuiiz.exe

SensePlus

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 xmwuiiz.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named XMWUIIZ triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Object Browser  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
SensePlus

Description:
SensePlus exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
886b3a4f7c0e268e218594187ee117f6

SHA-1:
a21bad00f22ec263a243c8af9de811d0a5b48284

SHA-256:
2df139e74d23676aeda6efd57b9444ba94995e3fbe9a5010a9de93a355d575c9

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 4:56:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Xv1@k8@YypoO
775

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141222

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Xv1@k8@YypoO
1.0.20.1780

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20372

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47123
9.0.1.0356

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BN (variant)
8.10878

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Xv1@k8@YypoO
14.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14332

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2759

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SensePlus.A
v2014.12.22.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Xv1@k8@YypoO
15.0.0.1068

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.22.06

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle.Task.H
14.12.22.6

Sophos
Generic PUA KC
4.98

File size:
1.8 MB (1,866,208 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
SensePlus.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/14/2014 12:05:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:uWwfCe6c3HfPoDyHwmhzonpSAoT8EZ1V1DzG:uNf6QBhZM

Entry address:
0xD66D4

Entry point:
E8, 66, E4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 99, E5, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 90, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 83, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, C0, 43, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 20, C0, 53, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 69, 2D, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 20, C0, 53, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 3B, D2...
 
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Code size:
1017 KB (1,041,408 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
XMWUIIZ

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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