xotgw.exe

HQ Pro Video 1.6V10.11

Space Battleship Creative

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 xotgw.exe, “HQ Pro Video 1.6V10.11 exe” by Space Battleship Creative has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named XOTGW 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:
HQ ProV10.11  (signed by Space Battleship Creative)

Product:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V10.11

Description:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V10.11 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
e71ebfff2f6df922f275a232d0644a29

SHA-1:
df4816366e4fc4056a1eaca1063bd96375132571

SHA-256:
ef0b771e4a6ca52a3101dbdd31766ded3576bd32732dffdad690b159dae3f754

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/16/2024 8:25:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996
815

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.12

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Adwapper.1543088.5
7.11.184.156

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3293

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141124

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996
1.0.20.1575

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.38785
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996
14.11.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10709

F-Prot
W32/A-865d81b8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996
11.2014-11-11_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Adwapper
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.11.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132996
15.0.0.945

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.11.09

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

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.24.16

Sophos
Generic PUA NP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
34232

File size:
1.5 MB (1,543,088 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ Pro Video 1.6V10.11.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/19/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Space Battleship Creative, O=Space Battleship Creative, 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:
00F7CD27D419D6D6EBEEE61F75941D1DA4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/10/2014 5:19:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5jzDtJT+nIyajKBM8nxYEaZ28pqxm65Cwuuf5CCpFz/XEB/H4ipSeZRTEn59:Bj1zOWDHZ28pefuuECpKH4ipSeZRT0

Entry address:
0xF1C60

Entry point:
E8, 4B, FE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 7E, FF, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 75, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 68, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, C4, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, F0, 82, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0E, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, F0, 82, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, C7, EB...
 
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Entropy:
6.6131

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,161,728 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
XOTGW

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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