111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-7.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-7.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
iWebar  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
40e0e5cde08a532b1b4151cf96fec55d

SHA-1:
eb6ebc30fb95ded6c27fec36e5a60939d815c3b4

SHA-256:
158b7a5149e70b826c3ed05810d243bdc2f287daf10e7877ae762552fc555d43

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
12/25/2024 6:28:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@kusKlvgO
785

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.03

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.189.216

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141212

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141212

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@kusKlvgO
1.0.20.1730

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10814

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@kusKlvgO
11.2014-12-12_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@kusKlvgO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Adwapper
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GeForce.A
v2014.12.12.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@kusKlvgO
15.0.0.1038

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.12.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.258
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.12.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
35352

File size:
1.1 MB (1,122,272 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

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-7.exe

Digital Signature
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 1:04:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QIeoN1jxspd3xzntCEkCH7rS5pSBwTVw3:QIzhi3BtCQC5pSBwTw

Entry address:
0x9E2E2

Entry point:
E8, CD, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
797 KB (816,128 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-7.exe \rawdata=dmvwtmifhnmpa5gekru4pn5f32vi7mpdpdkaxjinn


The file 111d40f8-4a7e-41e8-89c6-9280f3bbdccc-7.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
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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 s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.224.114:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

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

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