ac1816e9-4875-4667-aab4-293b38585fd0-4.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-aab4-293b38585fd0-4.exe, “Browsers+Apps+1.1 exe” by Numlock Apps has been detected as adware by 15 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:
180147209025539e8350b1147adaabbe

SHA-1:
f1033fcc6209c169efaf14949b99565e99b15966

SHA-256:
6af85a81ed8af81cdadfa3051ed7ed408312c2794cf983db9ff2377b2e5c0dfb

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:38:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.KA
7.11.180.144

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-141102

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141022

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36722
9.0.1.0295

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10603

F-Prot
W32/A-1a27c920
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowsersApp.A
v2014.10.22.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dhaqgm
0.28.6.62995

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.10.22.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34144

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Adwapper.Win32.815
2.0.0.1973

File size:
1.5 MB (1,538,960 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-aab4-293b38585fd0-4.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 12:40:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+e0L7DKF7Ghq1Q8OxUTLfl2djx3Z/P/fvPbNeJSfEJsLtEpSnyT5iI:+7IahIP1TLfl69p//vFf8sLtEpSnyTEI

Entry address:
0xF08E0

Entry point:
E8, C1, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, F4, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, EB, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, DE, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 34, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 00, 74, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7E, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 00, 74, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 3D, EE...
 
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Entropy:
6.6086

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,156,608 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ac1816e9-4875-4667-aab4-293b38585fd0-4

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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