21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-5.exe

App Lid

AcDc 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 21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-5.exe by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 25 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 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:
Lid  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c3eb06c4501831fb104ff819d956349f

SHA-1:
b40d5ab3481a9c0887d4e21299bdb19775d6515f

SHA-256:
776782715a44b88c320730816be7b89163863dfa275cdaffff11a57ca560e63a

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/12/2024 1:20:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@mCudqwcO
6300574

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.200.12

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3236

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1518

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@mCudqwcO
1.0.20.40

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.59045
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@mCudqwcO
9.0.0.4799

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/12/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@mCudqwcO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@mCudqwcO
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.6.0

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppLid.A
v2015.01.08.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@mCudqwcO
16.0.0.24

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dlwscj
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@kCudqwcO
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.01.08.05

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task
15.1.12.11

Sophos
Generic PUA DC
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36472

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.1455
2.0.0.2032

File size:
1019.5 KB (1,043,936 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
App Lid.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app lid\21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (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:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2015 8:04:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sd7QIkWvqKxIre/eBpFM51bYkTKxEbKpSsdRTx:K7zvbyhBpFubFKpSsdRTx

Entry address:
0x90C2F

Entry point:
E8, 53, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7...
 
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Entropy:
6.6135

Code size:
724 KB (741,376 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-45.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.45:80)

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