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111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-5.exe

Ge-Force

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 111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-5.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Ge-Force by Sailor Project which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

iWebar (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:

Ge-Force

Description:

Ge-Force exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

fb6d8bf69b054784716b89ee618f258f

SHA-1:

960b6e6c0cf5e6d8792ca2b88f24a9fef648d995

SHA-256:

18fe4a6759969b3d0227b9b2ee1f8c4419b8b6b9521dea6cfb822ba962e67d3a

Scanner detections:

30 / 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:

4/8/2025 1:50:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.av1@mKAtymgO

718

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2015.02.11

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7

7.11.209.48

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AO [PUP]

2014.9-150217

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3196

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.15217

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.av1@mKAtymgO

1.0.20.240

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

21030

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.45712

9.0.1.048

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BZ potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11154

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Adwapper

2/17/2015

F-Prot

W32/Crossrider.C.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Application.Heur.av1@mKAtymgO

11.2015-17-02_3

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.av1@mKAtymgO

15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.194.14924

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.GeForce.A

v2015.02.17.05

McAfee

Artemis!FB6D8BF69B05

5600.6852

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.av1@mKAtymgO

16.0.0.144

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dknpmx

0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.02.17.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.de5

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

AdWare.NSIS.g5 (Not a Virus)

2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle

15.2.17.5

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EA115

7.2.48

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EA115

10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Adwapper

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

37420

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Adwapper.Win32.2875

2.0.0.2061

File size:

1 MB (1,062,368 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Ge-Force.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\ge-force\111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-5.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

11/18/2015 1:59:59 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:

12/2/2014 1:04:04 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:nWTvuPmqk62rIExeZr3GRRM6KMrIsffh0soB49erJpSeG2TnBQ/Zz0:nqDqu0kEGRjb3GJrJpSeG2TnBQ/R0

Entry address:

0x9145F

Entry point:

E8, 4B, DE, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.6045

Code size:

730 KB (747,520 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-5

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

The file 111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-5.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Ge-Force by Sailor Project

Ge-Force/iWebbar is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.

crossrider.com/install/61911-ge-forces

80% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-184-168-221-32.ip.secureserver.net (184.168.221.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net (69.16.175.42:80)

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