21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-6.exe

App Lid

AcDc 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 21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-6.exe by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. 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 toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Lid  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
cdf1dd5d24d88fca5f4d17bc01865327

SHA-1:
0c9b37c12ccf768cd2cf01a3b883f69e0ac78b53

SHA-256:
1bbb7cc437e0134d3c02c39d211e5e04f973f96d57e961a10fecec8946e3ef19

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 4:40:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.01.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.200.132

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3236

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1518

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.58845
9.0.1.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.10979

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
1/14/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
15.1.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2674

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppLid.A
v2015.01.08.04

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!7743A30F8A6E
5600.6886

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dlwvbt
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.08.04

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task
15.1.12.11

Sophos
Generic PUA BA
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36460

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.1447
2.0.0.2032

File size:
1.4 MB (1,471,968 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
App Lid.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app lid\21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2015 8:06:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NQDnvtHxfyKtOpf+QkNxObHvL7NNST8pSxX5HZcavilMJBGQ3xC:NQzjEp9kWrST8pSxXt5UMJBGQ3xC

Entry address:
0xB574D

Entry point:
E8, 14, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 70, E0, 52, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A7, 00, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 9C, 99, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3686

Code size:
937 KB (959,488 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
21b41b32-35e1-4fa4-bb23-d4939a826f69-6

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-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-33.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.33:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.17.4:80)

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