421d9f17-4908-41f7-acd2-1dedfa410be7-5.exe

TheHDvid-Codec V10

King Gainer Lab

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 421d9f17-4908-41f7-acd2-1dedfa410be7-5.exe, “TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe” by King Gainer Lab has been detected as adware by 12 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:
home  (signed by King Gainer Lab)

Product:
TheHDvid-Codec V10

Description:
TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
0c7a109839a2c5bd59997d3dd9682713

SHA-1:
761bbd3f4075b6657d49b18448d99f70ba5a88aa

SHA-256:
c46d5bb38d54539ed7e36757491022d79c1430bab46650729ef31d86f58fa1cf

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 3:10:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pq
7.11.173.116

AVG
Berta
2015.0.3344

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.9.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3217

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2014.09.21.05

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.G
14.09.21.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.970
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.9.22.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14919

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33314

File size:
844.9 KB (865,176 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TheHDvid-Codec V10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\thehdvid-codec v10\421d9f17-4908-41f7-acd2-1dedfa410be7-5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/19/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=King Gainer Lab, O=King Gainer Lab, 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:
10B5049C2559348D7A87203A148C790A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 11:04:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yRw4vZxdIQscqJRWv/zNEtduIbpSr+xT82:y9vvvsZRtPuIbpSrETJ

Entry address:
0x7663D

Entry point:
E8, D7, B3, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D8, BB, 4C, 00, E8, BD, 52, 00, 00, E8, 6A, 47, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6A, B3, 00, 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, 44, 8A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6103

Code size:
592.5 KB (606,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
421d9f17-4908-41f7-acd2-1dedfa410be7-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
421d9f17-4908-41f7-acd2-1dedfa410be7-5.exe \rawdata=j9bvi4avlwgm7culc\yaojvcqq3mfak0dfyyfv7u2


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-37.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.37:80)

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