65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-5.exe

TheHDvid-Codec V10

BadFinger Project (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 65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-5.exe, “TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 21 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 TheHDvid-Codec V10 by Joseph CM 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.
Publisher:
home  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
TheHDvid-Codec V10

Description:
TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
00a7d1d8c5e95729b13230641012bc0e

SHA-1:
31dc489a0d8cf0fdc1fee9730b7b561062dcc538

SHA-256:
7f5212c86f1cabfdbbfefa6f5467036f75025baf6287b6d1343d47fbadadbb81

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
11/2/2024 11:28:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@kG78ajpO
777

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.196.52

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141220

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3255

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141220

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@kG78ajpO
1.0.20.1770

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.47223
9.0.1.0354

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10888

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/20/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@kG78ajpO
11.2014-20-12_7

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@kG78ajpO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.2769

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDVid.A
v2014.12.20.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.hv1@kG78ajpO
15.0.0.1062

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.20.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.e2d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.12.20.2

Sophos
Generic PUA DB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35792

File size:
1.1 MB (1,178,080 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\65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=BadFinger Project (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:
6623FAFCAC357577A31D90C1E567E9A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2014 5:04:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RKw475EBD4BOYxXjUfqSbvrlEfeRTgIvA2aFpSYK/TEBhg:B475ENehXjUfqSDr3RtaFpSYK/TMhg

Entry address:
0xA943F

Entry point:
E8, 6B, F8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7...
 
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Entropy:
6.5669

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-5

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file 65bc6fda-630e-4a84-8556-44637d32bc1c-5.exe has been discovered within the following program.

TheHDvid-Codec V10  by Joseph CM
TheHDvid-Codec is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
crossrider.com/install/61180-thehdvid-codec-v10
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-53.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.53:80)

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