yifznog.exe

Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 yifznog.exe, “PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 exe” by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named YIFZNOG 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:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01  (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01

Description:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b8d3115b51edcff8747fdfe9f2c632fe

SHA-1:
5e0513735e548f71430465ba1cb35cc6db0bad18

SHA-256:
390c597a984cab27bc6387bcd4cb1412c93b1dfd96b637780d46f681ed940fae

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.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:23:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@mix2rXgO
6428453

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.204.248

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15124

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@mix2rXgO
1.0.20.120

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20833

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.9546
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@mix2rXgO
9.0.0.4799

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@mix2rXgO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@mix2rXgO
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.Application.Heur
t3scan.1.8.6.0

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

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.24.09

McAfee
Artemis!312708348BA0
5600.6870

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@mix2rXgO
16.0.0.72

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@mix2rXgO
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.24.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
1.9 MB (1,943,016 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
PlusHD Q-9.1V24.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
3F2791037D410A199539AA4A99F7DEB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/23/2015 3:05:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:pKzqL/SZVdf0oXi6bQ+GHmL5fthpSbSTJZ1V1Dz:Tz6l0oyd+Smdg

Entry address:
0xEE1A1

Entry point:
E8, 5D, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 90, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 87, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 7A, 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, D0, DC, 54, 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, D0, DC, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, F4, EA...
 
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Entropy:
6.8571

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,122,304 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
YIFZNOG

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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