bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-3.exe

Plus-HD-9.6

SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

The application bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-3.exe by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN has been detected as adware by 18 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-9.6

Description:
Plus-HD-9.6 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b7ebb9d0dd33807c0fac9935f28ac1a6

SHA-1:
b9cf2bf92b2b97100818822c2ce6f51895d73649

SHA-256:
e4bd9ef547ab23c6f0263521fef3c07e1a8bc56f8e45329042cc9e51680c829e

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 10:09:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
976

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.538
7.11.152.248

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140612

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14612

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.770

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.06.03.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AD (variant)
8.9892

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
6/12/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-03-06_3

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.06.03.07

McAfee
Artemis!5385BFA488A7
5600.7102

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.462

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.06.12.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.da3
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.SIMONAVIORICAMARIN.g
14.6.12.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
29930

File size:
1.8 MB (1,895,744 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-9.6.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-9.6\bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/29/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2015 2:59:59 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:
6/2/2014 7:42:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:LYV5mtOMdAjjENYk1vapSMsTJrUzn+nPRxw:L8AOsA/EPdQ

Entry address:
0xE0F94

Entry point:
E8, 43, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 76, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 6D, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 60, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 27, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 50, 15, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 50, 15, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 03, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8644

Code size:
1 MB (1,073,664 bytes)

2 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-3

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Task name:
bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-3

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
bd69fe80-f1b1-4f8f-b1a7-9e87900f7877-3.exe \gtozbnlub=vrpoayqsd5wfjzyl4ojf1pogplzpnbgfksx3jkg


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)

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