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36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-4.exe

Apps Hat

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application 36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-4.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 14 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:
Nero  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
Apps Hat

Description:
Apps Hat exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
46330b1ae7c23a88f7b135d1490bfa64

SHA-1:
09897f4bd9b1915712cc4544cd4d7c3756fe776e

SHA-256:
01fea24b8a872eb701ce9bafe7d789d280588e3397af8bf9eadec4c16c51d99b

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 11:31:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.16

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-N [PUP]
2014.9-140915

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3350

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.GoogUpdate
4.0.3.14915

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.32928
9.0.1.0258

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AQ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ce.exe (Adware)
2014.11.14.20

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3247

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsHat.A
v2014.09.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.g
14.9.15.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
32938

File size:
1.5 MB (1,533,288 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Apps Hat.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\apps hat\36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sailor Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, 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:
47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/13/2014 11:04:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:u/dJDJH58JePs1x7T/SfvaExauGyjfal8an+HU7sT2EfpSs9TX:u/dX54yeT/SnakHLha22EfpSs9TX

Entry address:
0xF0630

Entry point:
E8, C3, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, F6, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, ED, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, E0, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 34, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 60, 61, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7E, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 60, 61, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 3F, EE...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,156,608 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
36316498-b3d9-47dd-98ae-f60936fb007c-4

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-33.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.33:80)

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