3ec61f87-0890-4d0e-9f7a-7d3462380b4f-6.exe

Apps Hat

Krance Development

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 3ec61f87-0890-4d0e-9f7a-7d3462380b4f-6.exe by Krance Development has been detected as adware by 10 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 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:
Nero  (signed by Krance Development)

Product:
Apps Hat

Description:
Apps Hat exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
4acd52c3e55b14961bede37596e38e95

SHA-1:
b2df646b07551097d98394da43e7368ba80a2e49

SHA-256:
6d712d1b166c4c42564947e03190867544c492ecc539d6fd92b51f0985b7006c

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
11/5/2024 5:56:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.178.86

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3330

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)
8.10515

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsHat.A
v2014.10.06.06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.06.06

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.10.6.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33696

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.3486
2.0.0.1955

File size:
1.2 MB (1,254,816 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Apps Hat.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\apps hat\3ec61f87-0890-4d0e-9f7a-7d3462380b4f-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Krance Development, O=Krance Development, 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:
2F8A4746EB05936853BC17805C72D300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/2/2014 11:30:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TtqAv2iXY0YBk2kpq+6qP/B8xsYYOtW919ED62/eguGCTdpSswMBp7ZXnG//:utkpq+6qP/BsWOtC9uUGCTdpSswMBp7q

Entry address:
0xA2350

Entry point:
E8, C9, 03, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 08, 52, 50, 00, E8, 2A, 79, 00, 00, E8, FC, 55, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 5C, 03, 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, 6F, 8D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4288

Code size:
809.5 KB (828,928 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3ec61f87-0890-4d0e-9f7a-7d3462380b4f-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
3ec61f87-0890-4d0e-9f7a-7d3462380b4f-6.exe \rawdata=ttyahejbr8ybxulladh6up17yh8xb\dgrm0xfyjuk


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.225.26:80)

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