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apps hat-nova.exe

Apps Hat

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application apps hat-nova.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 7 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 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.
Publisher:
Nero  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
Apps Hat

Description:
Apps Hat exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
28285dffdccf810e409d0eaa5bb86097

SHA-1:
04037c1bc92948b4fc46f5c08544d0a182e1aae1

SHA-256:
526a7b089458f0da16949e8f986797a0f7906eb1a9896d4aa354f655b98ad5ec

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/9/2025 3:00:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.23

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.163.102

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE (variant)
8.10137

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsHat.A
v2014.07.25.12

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.25.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.SailorProject.N
14.7.27.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31504

File size:
574.4 KB (588,136 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

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-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sailor Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, 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:
47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2014 5:08:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GN67efeerJWBzKT7BU3WyB1NeiqpT9ifEes:8NEBdpmT9CEes

Entry address:
0x442EC

Entry point:
E8, 7A, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E8, 6C, 47, 00, E8, FE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 0D, DF, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, D1, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3140

Code size:
402.5 KB (412,160 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
030b3de7-1793-48da-9839-f6ab73d18535-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
apps hat-nova.exe \vmuhvtt='apps hat' \ppaxqaj=48559 \lbdgis='000820


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (176.32.97.196:80)

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