3ca30645-f273-4dee-800d-a406e2c1faac-5.exe

GoHD

Clash Project (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 3ca30645-f273-4dee-800d-a406e2c1faac-5.exe by Clash Project (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 19 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:
InstallMoon  (signed by Clash Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
GoHD

Description:
GoHD exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
ccdf505d65a7ad97010426ab2bd3f153

SHA-1:
bfda04ca20716d7751a6dbea31d4155bdafcb750

SHA-256:
dc1810c7b3b9f23eddf107c7150b87e1ad5437fbf4cf932cf66e563844fb2489

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 10:16:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mGAR5ghO
6411963

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.209.134

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150219

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3202

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15211

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mGAR5ghO
1.0.20.210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mGAR5ghO
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mGAR5ghO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mGAR5ghO
15.2.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoHD.A
v2015.02.11.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mGAR5ghO
16.0.0.126

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.cv1@mGAR5ghO
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.11.10

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

Quick Heal
PUA.BrightCircle.OD6
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.14.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
1 MB (1,086,424 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
GoHD.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gohd\3ca30645-f273-4dee-800d-a406e2c1faac-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Clash Project (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Clash Project (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:
75DD4745F68AF8221A12839F4A4F8FE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/11/2015 1:05:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LRtaEIeCtcbXFMOOxzxeqyIm4NgnrS+nkspSCZT4c:b2cRMOSteimrkspSCZTt

Entry address:
0x95B4F

Entry point:
E8, 4D, 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...
 
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Code size:
761.5 KB (779,776 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3ca30645-f273-4dee-800d-a406e2c1faac-5

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-184-168-221-63.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.63:80)

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