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ixoyhgs.exe

SmartSaver+ 15

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 ixoyhgs.exe, “SmartSaver+ 15 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. 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. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
smart-saverplus  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
SmartSaver+ 15

Description:
SmartSaver+ 15 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1efbb2b9cf28a1ab296e935d1caedb70

SHA-1:
166e16d310f80d01723247d96b3822f27a9f33b6

SHA-256:
97c7e91026e964ad7c8978e1bc8ad038672e8c1a6dba3855403194f18fe9bcb1

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 11:01:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kGik!sfO
779

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.196.52

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3257

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141218

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kGik!sfO
1.0.20.1760

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47263
9.0.1.0352

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kqNlS8lO
8.14.12.18.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10888

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kGik!sfO
11.2014-18-12_5

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kGik!sfO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2777

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSaver.A
v2014.12.18.10

McAfee
Artemis!A02284C13E2C
5600.6912

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kGik!sfO
15.0.0.1056

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.tv1@kqNlS8lO
11.20141218

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.18.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.36f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.BrightCircle.BadFingerProjectBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.H
14.12.18.10

Sophos
Generic PUA BG
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35790

File size:
1.3 MB (1,369,568 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
SmartSaver+ 15.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\ixoyhgs.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

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:
12/15/2014 8:04:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gCz0Bxq7/6EZPXrk9N+xLFFmUxEFLi+taCO7mz93MX/ApSOQZTpU:gCz07g6sQyFFmUYLBZOpX/ApSOmTpU

Entry address:
0xCEECB

Entry point:
E8, C5, E4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, F8, E5, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, EF, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, E2, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 99, 43, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, D0, DE, 52, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 72, 2D, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, D0, DE, 52, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 9A, D2...
 
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Code size:
967.5 KB (990,720 bytes)

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.224.34:80)

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