4404b884-5350-450e-8054-7a96f1dafaa1-11.exe

TheTorntv V10

Nickel Cycle Combo

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 4404b884-5350-450e-8054-7a96f1dafaa1-11.exe, “TheTorntv V10 exe” by Nickel Cycle Combo 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:
esc  (signed by Nickel Cycle Combo)

Product:
TheTorntv V10

Description:
TheTorntv V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
9984decec10284d89a2cb6f697eb31fd

SHA-1:
7e4a6e92907a3b1e19339ede5e5a647874a22310

SHA-256:
62983c5829a27ce275353632e12c1887ac801dc0bb96f9758814b74e9dfcce91

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:
11/2/2024 7:26:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
850

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.08

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1400

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.07

F-Prot
W32/A-fe3c301b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-07-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.TornTV.A
v2014.10.07.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.840

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.07.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
14.10.14.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33706

File size:
1.9 MB (1,955,232 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TheTorntv V10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\thetorntv v10\4404b884-5350-450e-8054-7a96f1dafaa1-11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nickel Cycle Combo, O=Nickel Cycle Combo, 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:
00E88B19F4C25DE21197EE9D01573D202A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 6:22:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HVft5ZBSGeWEZDQWIJeTBpSzETbZ1V1DzU:hDZn1SQWiz

Entry address:
0xECF81

Entry point:
E8, CF, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 02, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, F9, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, EC, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F3, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, A0, F2, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 0D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, A0, F2, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 66, ED...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,122,816 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
4404b884-5350-450e-8054-7a96f1dafaa1-11

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-184-168-221-46.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.46:80)

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