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app lid-codedownloader.exe

App Lid

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 app lid-codedownloader.exe by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for Lid extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Lid  (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
App Lid

Description:
App Lid exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1f657764aa9690613d3ca3abb9a76a42

SHA-1:
b2fd12cbb98207fa2c6018a033f7708b307089a8

SHA-256:
f889a99ad3fb9006cbfa49c1028884b112b5e54023dcb24379ac1a2b64bb0f22

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:59:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@kOcHE2gO
6178431

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.193.22

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AH [PUP]
2014.9-141218

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3257

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141218

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
1.0.20.1760

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-12356
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19788

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.46352
9.0.1.0352

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@kOcHE2gO
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
12/18/2014

F-Prot
W32/S-9ad4719b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@kOcHE2gO
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13379

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppLid.A
v2014.12.18.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!1F657764AA96
16.8.708.2

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.339.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.dv1@kyMzo6lO
15.0.0.1056

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.deanvm
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.@u1@kOcHE2gO
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OMI
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.18.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.W
14.12.18.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030
23.00.65.141216

Sophos
Generic PUA JN
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Crossrider/Variant
10171

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14
7.2.352

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.ER
10.465.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.72
2.0.0.1924

File size:
1008.5 KB (1,032,672 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
App Lid.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\app lid\app lid-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/17/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/18/2015 6:59:59 AM

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:
12/12/2014 6:05:06 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5l2jexsrUSGf5/NxaQKjdi6DgqBkpSosMTh0f:5cjCAWLxaZBkpSoHTh0f

Entry address:
0x8D8F2

Entry point:
E8, B1, E6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6209

Code size:
719.5 KB (736,768 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
60591d9c-9ade-40ec-a16e-2770728988f6-1

Path:
C:\windows\Tasks\60591d9c-9ade-40ec-a16e-2770728988f6-1.job

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-50-63-202-53.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.53:80)

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