88dac21f-6131-4b4d-9028-7105d206e73d-5.exe

TotalPlusHD-3.1V10.01

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 88dac21f-6131-4b4d-9028-7105d206e73d-5.exe, “TotalPlusHD-3.1V10.01 exe” by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 20 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:
HDPlus-3.1TotalV10.01  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V10.01

Description:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V10.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
aa2ea2387cf9328ee7336e518004b65c

SHA-1:
101aa0ecaa1f053310a7fb97116361bed93f2a59

SHA-256:
e6133f3dbcac7ca96351f3c1c9c08d3a8a63e93a81b8dc2805b6b2a6f7534088

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 3:00:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@m0@3@ofO
754

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.01.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.200.126

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3232

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15112

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@m0@3@ofO
1.0.20.60

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.64192
9.0.1.012

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@mSAAHjpO
8.15.01.12.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.10993

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@m0@3@ofO
11.2015-12-01_2

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@m0@3@ofO
15.1.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2653

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.12.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!6E8C57FE7DEE
5600.6888

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@m0@3@ofO
16.0.0.36

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kSAAHjpO
11.20150112

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.01.12.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.340
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task
15.1.12.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36536

File size:
1 MB (1,098,208 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V10.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\totalplushd-3.1v10.01\88dac21f-6131-4b4d-9028-7105d206e73d-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
12/2/2015 12:59:59 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:
1/10/2015 12:03:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hNlMWaGYbhxZtpa0z5MftQCn9HlqG3UfgpSIrTYm:tM+GME8nvUfgpSIrT

Entry address:
0x9FD0F

Entry point:
E8, 6B, F8, 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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Code size:
778.5 KB (797,184 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
88dac21f-6131-4b4d-9028-7105d206e73d-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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