open-url.exe

Open URL

Crossrider Advanced Technologies

Part of the Crossrider framework, a web browser extension that will deliver advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application open-url.exe, “Open URL Installer” by Crossrider Advanced Technologies has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. 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.
Publisher:
Demo Apps  (signed by Crossrider Advanced Technologies)

Product:
Open URL

Description:
Open URL Installer

Version:
1.28.153.5

MD5:
31819bb2fed1123f97ecdfb1a6b36d03

SHA-1:
443e96261bdfb91c7a77dca81dd2247e18266c97

SHA-256:
a29e73463ac6bb7d69cb4227eba61b7998faad46b5734372431c7b8e924cdb0a

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:11:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.03.20

AVG
Crossrider
2016.0.3166

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
NSIS.Adware.Crossrider.AE
15.3.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AdLyrics
v2015.03.19.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adwrapper.dgzfbk
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Crossrider
15.3.19.10

File size:
1.3 MB (1,386,304 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Demo Apps

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\open-url.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/24/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Crossrider Advanced Technologies, O=Crossrider Advanced Technologies, STREET=40 Lilienblum St, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65133, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B9966EA31AF5750F30968D041D15669B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 5:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:otajpkzWavMUYJ9EZ6zfO6zymDerL+2PJbAQVYV9k00fZxRS0OUmLlzB4LJ:oYkzBYJSLUUK2RbHOPkPjs09mpzCLJ

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9657  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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