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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.

File name:

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:

11/23/2024 5:51:19 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

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

Signed by:

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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... 
[+]

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

83% remove it

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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