40b9e779-eb40-4e5b-8bc7-8226a4b74c6b-3.exe

Motoko Group

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application 40b9e779-eb40-4e5b-8bc7-8226a4b74c6b-3.exe by Motoko Group 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 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:
HD-V9.4  (signed by Motoko Group)

Product:
HD-V9.4

Description:
HD-V9.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
04f2f3545287b9025ee1c80e53e4ca42

SHA-1:
fa36e4a3947452feb3b135f3e35c2a9859be9957

SHA-256:
a8067abdd64e3e3151a9d5cd5ff6a8308a0464f643cc3ebd03cb8c7601da2f8f

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.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:46:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.3.2.8

File size:
1.8 MB (1,882,472 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HD-V9.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hd-v9.4\40b9e779-eb40-4e5b-8bc7-8226a4b74c6b-3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Motoko Group, O=Motoko Group, 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:
00AAFC4F8011F7FD7C00748C990950D28A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2014 3:34:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xE1584

Entry point:
E8, 3A, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 6D, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 64, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 57, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 60, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, C0, DF, 53, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, C0, DF, 53, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D1, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8574

Code size:
1 MB (1,062,400 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
40b9e779-eb40-4e5b-8bc7-8226a4b74c6b-3

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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