16fc9b58-1d16-47ab-a480-b5afe6bac942-1-7.exe

HQ Cinemax 1.9cV31.01

ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 16fc9b58-1d16-47ab-a480-b5afe6bac942-1-7.exe, “HQ Cinemax 1.9cV31.01 exe” by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HQ CinemaV31.01  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
HQ Cinemax 1.9cV31.01

Description:
HQ Cinemax 1.9cV31.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
270f95189dbc06fa1da8ee808d0958a9

SHA-1:
be346ed1d34873636f2dc026186a8cc2b9a8a498

SHA-256:
9a57d1f31b8391f989a19e9fb50292e6ca366ded14e135567638fba2dce0ae2f

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/24/2024 5:23:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
16.11.25.15

File size:
1 MB (1,064,920 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ Cinemax 1.9cV31.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq cinemax 1.9cv31.01\16fc9b58-1d16-47ab-a480-b5afe6bac942-1-7.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 8:04:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fZH1/MhfXL7uaKSK5myZmt4vX6/xOP+0ZzM6EVQPWUH9Ry+P12y9F28WEgwdOtpg:fB5O/xA+IzMW/N2y9F74vtpSMrTE5

Entry address:
0x9A122

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:
754.5 KB (772,608 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
16fc9b58-1d16-47ab-a480-b5afe6bac942-1-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-55.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.55:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.0.106:80)

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