ac1816e9-4875-4667-aab4-293b38585fd0-11.exe

Browsers+Apps+1.1

Numlock Apps

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 ac1816e9-4875-4667-aab4-293b38585fd0-11.exe, “Browsers+Apps+1.1 exe” by Numlock Apps has been detected as adware by 22 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:
app  (signed by Numlock Apps)

Product:
Browsers+Apps+1.1

Description:
Browsers+Apps+1.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f8f703da08b2ab0979408acffc42f982

SHA-1:
fa29f31bd8d31080f5f0a6b83628455ad60ffb19

SHA-256:
ac710de40cf61e5faff4803f229038a2395d41b4064f467749f41b6fe06b9f4e

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:42:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
835

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KA
7.11.180.144

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-26310
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
19872

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36658
9.0.1.0295

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.10.22.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10624

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
11/1/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3060

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowsersApp.A
v2014.10.22.10

McAfee
Artemis!66F0316890E9
5600.6959

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dhajwl
0.28.2.62841

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
14.10.22.22

Sophos
Generic PUA MH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34144

File size:
1.9 MB (2,030,480 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browsers+Apps+1.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsers+apps+1.1\ac1816e9-4875-4667-aab4-293b38585fd0-11.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Numlock Apps, O=Numlock Apps, 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:
34E54C953CED93CA3918EF9B1B0A8F93

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/21/2014 12:41:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:suhIJ0Vyt3vIeou9qx5Nqwukb5q0x5sntK46LcoiMxI7whPIpSc/9TUHBtXf9Nte:sK4AdU8Nxbv6ntIctIIpScVTQZ1V1Dzi

Entry address:
0xF6331

Entry point:
E8, D5, FF, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 08, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, FF, 00, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, F2, 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, 30, 00, 56, 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, 30, 00, 56, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 6C, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8607

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,191,424 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ac1816e9-4875-4667-aab4-293b38585fd0-11

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-50-63-202-60.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.60:80)

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