zhoctzj.exe

Morgan Enter Mode

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 zhoctzj.exe, “Object Browser exe” by Morgan Enter Mode has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named ZHOCTZJ 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 Morgan Enter Mode)

Product:
Object Browser

Description:
Object Browser exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ec35a9fda5f8dbfd225eac28ab18289f

SHA-1:
fd9db10f0e7e5237acd29996d0ced12cf66ad24c

SHA-256:
c2e1f04506a32ee2abbecc0cfc8b871cb9d6001123b5bb9aeaad774e2a5388b3

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:45:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
825

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.180.40

AVG
Morgan
2015.0.3314

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1530

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
19893

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36626
9.0.1.0306

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.11.02.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10617

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.AX!tr
11/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-1a27c920
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-02-11_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13802

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3065

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2014.10.22.01

McAfee
Artemis!EC35A9FDA5F8
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.918

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dgzjsr
0.28.2.62841

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

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.2.10

Sophos
Generic PUA PN
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34118

File size:
1.9 MB (1,943,456 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Object Browser.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Morgan Enter Mode, O=Morgan Enter Mode, 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:
00E247EA066029B70533C15792B60ED4D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2014 2:35:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:a2jj7GXm7vzTQl0nqGG5nev/pSEFTfZ1V1DzH:HAybTUkqb3u

Entry address:
0xEBB91

Entry point:
E8, D7, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 0A, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 01, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, F4, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 20, BE, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 20, BE, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 6E, ED...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,110,528 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ZHOCTZJ

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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