» b6338a1f-1ae7-49f1-957d-c9ddd127897c-6.exe
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b6338a1f-1ae7-49f1-957d-c9ddd127897c-6.exe

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV04.12

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 b6338a1f-1ae7-49f1-957d-c9ddd127897c-6.exe, “HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV04.12 exe” by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 18 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.

File name:

Publisher:

HQ-VideoV04.12 (signed by BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV04.12

Description:

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV04.12 exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

b96601210a8aeaf6f0c28e8b6b733c38

SHA-1:

b338ea49d6f36fe2c7dbd29d5c556ee4293007d8

SHA-256:

41cef5546c3b779d00779aab9e58068c8e6bce44c1e9e267a3a6b8bbdcc101c1

Scanner detections:

18 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:

11/24/2024 4:49:10 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kO4C9Yoi

788

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7

7.11.193.163

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AO [PUP]

2014.9-141208

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3266

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14128

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kO4C9Yoi

1.0.20.1710

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)

8.10844

F-Secure

Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kO4C9Yoi

11.2014-08-12_2

G Data

Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kO4C9Yoi

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

14.0.0.2826

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.HQVideo.A

v2014.12.08.07

McAfee

Artemis!B96601210A8A

5600.6922

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Heur.iz1@kO4C9Yoi

15.0.0.1026

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.g

14.12.8.19

Sophos

Generic PUA LD

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

35538

File size:

1.1 MB (1,192,416 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV04.12.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-2.1cv04.12\b6338a1f-1ae7-49f1-957d-c9ddd127897c-6.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

BadFinger Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

11/17/2015 11:59:59 PM

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:

12/4/2014 11:45:42 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:EVu3dEanwxDWuipisy00svwbaAqebTwpSv0BeEHQ+K:gu3SanwCiM0y8TwpSv0BeEHQ+K

Entry address:

0x91236

Entry point:

E8, E9, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 60, 58, 4F, 00, E8, 44, 77, 00, 00, E8, 13, 54, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 7C, 01, 01, 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, EF, 8E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4630

Code size:

742.5 KB (760,320 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

b6338a1f-1ae7-49f1-957d-c9ddd127897c-6

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 (54.231.49.193:80)

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