65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-4.exe

TheHDvid-Codec V10

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 65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-4.exe, “TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program TheHDvid-Codec V10 by Joseph CM which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
home  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
TheHDvid-Codec V10

Description:
TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c4038a140a52fc83b2b32c2a0de3586d

SHA-1:
9238311d2b9e7431e283aa767c6076357ba1ddf3

SHA-256:
38da480dae7a211f4b32aeb3cf7285619973b26a0e46dd869ecb7ad99f3666ea

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/28/2024 9:20:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ev1@k4sATgaO
6143661

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.195.250

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3259

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141216

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Ev1@k4sATgaO
1.0.20.1750

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47361
9.0.1.0352

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.Ev1@k4sATgaO
9.0.0.4668

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/16/2014

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Ev1@k4sATgaO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Ev1@k4sATgaO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14339

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDVid.A
v2014.12.16.03

McAfee
Artemis!4E419C6DF6AE
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Ev1@k4sATgaO
15.0.0.1050

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.Ev1@k4sATgaO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.16.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.824
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.16.2

Sophos
Generic PUA JC
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
1.5 MB (1,545,696 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TheHDvid-Codec V10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\thehdvid-codec v10\65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-4.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

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 6:04:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Qjyj5NVLwSKtJxIaWL0f8gT+xbqaAgJkqm2HTNxxINOpSHhJJTu:Qjyh03lWwpTiDAkhmFNOpSHDJTu

Entry address:
0xF45BB

Entry point:
E8, 3B, FE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 6E, FF, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 65, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 58, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, C9, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, E0, C3, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 13, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, E0, C3, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D2, EB...
 
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Entropy:
6.6225

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,176,576 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-4

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file 65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-4.exe has been discovered within the following program.

TheHDvid-Codec V10  by Joseph CM
TheHDvid-Codec is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
crossrider.com/install/61180-thehdvid-codec-v10
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-53.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.53:80)

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