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53431e5d-123a-4132-929f-edd70094c003-4.exe

Sense

Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 53431e5d-123a-4132-929f-edd70094c003-4.exe by Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) 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. This file is typically installed with the program Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Object Browser (signed by Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:

Sense

Description:

Sense exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

caf1d000d25bb64cee584c7f25a0b834

SHA-1:

4542524f5364820e962fa39bd226302014fa3f75

SHA-256:

b1d6b6726cff36e8e1b105c716592c3afcb6ada6dcaf93841cceeada6c94dfd3

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. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:

11/23/2024 4:42:29 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.Bv1@kSW1tejO

795

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.12.02

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.KI

7.11.189.208

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AP [PUP]

141130-1

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3273

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14122

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.Bv1@kSW1tejO

1.0.20.1680

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.45643

9.0.1.0337

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Application.Heur.Bv1@kSW1tejO

9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Gen:Application.Heur.Bv1@kSW1tejO

11.2014-02-12_3

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.Bv1@kSW1tejO

14.12.24

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Sense.A

v2014.12.02.06

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.Bv1@kSW1tejO

15.0.0.1008

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.02.06

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.a87

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.g

14.12.2.6

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4789396

35224

File size:

1.4 MB (1,506,776 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Sense.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\sense\53431e5d-123a-4132-929f-edd70094c003-4.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/17/2014 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/18/2015 12:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Aussie Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:

685AE12077846353AA542302DA532ABD

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/2/2014 12:04:39 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:K7L0+3w9NqbLqqpsxk2kCMw1aexCAdC+falUnVIK2pDBRW0HLpSr1Th:K/GMnbl2d1aCFC3GyDBRDHLpSr1Th

Entry address:

0xED5BB

Entry point:

E8, 3D, FE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 70, FF, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 67, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 5A, FF, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, C9, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 90, FB, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 13, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 90, FB, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D4, EB... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.6087

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,126,912 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

53431e5d-123a-4132-929f-edd70094c003-4

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

The file 53431e5d-123a-4132-929f-edd70094c003-4.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Sense by Object Browser

Sense is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that will attempt to modify the user's home and search page settings as well as display advertisements in the browser. The software will attach to IE, Chrome and Firefox.

85% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-184-168-221-32.ip.secureserver.net (184.168.221.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to hwcdn.net (69.16.175.42:80)

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