96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-4.exe

Plus-HD-V1.4

SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

The application 96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-4.exe by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN has been detected as adware by 13 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 platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-184-168-221-36.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Plus HD  (signed by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN)

Product:
Plus-HD-V1.4

Description:
Plus-HD-V1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
17a38c0b671905b1811a79e8168a29b5

SHA-1:
d502166654545b07a4ca9d5ddd1b12290e3feff7

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 6:32:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
962

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.8627
7.11.154.218

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3440

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.840

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.06.17.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AD (variant)
8.9942

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-17-06_3

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDPlus.A
v2014.06.17.05

McAfee
Artemis!17A38C0B6719
5600.7096

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.504

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SIMONAVIORICAMARIN.g
14.6.17.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
30266

File size:
817.3 KB (836,928 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-V1.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-v1.4\96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-4.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/29/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Bucuresti, S=Bucuresti, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4E4B7DC7EC2F3CC5CB6ACBE68E3870F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/11/2014 7:24:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ETcp1kgaQgHAjEqIzUyKW4wWxKcg0pi/QY/jWrZh4G1418dwzpTYh0:ETQ2iojlR4wWxKrBjYyW41RT00

Entry address:
0x85DDF

Entry point:
E8, 97, E2, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41...
 
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Code size:
666 KB (681,984 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-4

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-4.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-4.exe \gbxmtt \mohyirhi='plus-hd-v1.4' \duqsn='C:\archiv


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-36.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.36:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.vodafonesupernet.ro  (81.12.132.173:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.73.33:80)

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