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apps hat-codedownloader.exe

Apps Hat

Krance Development

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 apps hat-codedownloader.exe by Krance Development has been detected as adware by 26 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 Nero 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Nero (signed by Krance Development)

Product:

Apps Hat

Description:

Apps Hat exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

b8ac317f0cbfbb79e0de1c809dc62a27

SHA-1:

0e2a83cf1353246497c0ca78900105a0af0f0180

SHA-256:

38143ed094b064da8dda08c4d1302d65a22620626f4822ccdaad0204bfe334c5

Scanner detections:

26 / 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 Krance Development.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 1:33:15 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

850

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.10.06

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7

7.11.173.22

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-141008

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3330

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.NSIS.Adwapper

4.0.3.14108

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

1.0.20.1405

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-12356

0.98/21411

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.34366

9.0.1.0281

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

8.14.10.08.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)

8.10515

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Adwapper

10/8/2014

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

11.2014-08-10_4

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.GoogUpdate

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.183.13305

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

14.0.0.3135

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AppsHat.A

v2014.10.05.11

McAfee

Artemis!138862B2EBC7

5600.6984

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

15.0.0.843

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dgbdsf

0.28.2.62440

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.10.05.11

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.X

14.10.5.23

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

33696

File size:

1 MB (1,095,072 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Apps Hat.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\apps hat\apps hat-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Krance Development

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/28/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/29/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Krance Development, O=Krance Development, 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:

2F8A4746EB05936853BC17805C72D300

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/2/2014 3:29:33 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:NDiI+bUxUgWe9Kipj67O7PZ0gySpSjNT+m:NDPgUcefjD/vpSjNTd

Entry address:

0x9AF42

Entry point:

E8, 3D, 03, 01, 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:

6.5568

Code size:

773.5 KB (792,064 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

3ec61f87-0890-4d0e-9f7a-7d3462380b4f-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com (54.231.40.217:80)

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