b9329bad-f376-4500-a284-67f13d5f1334-4.exe

HQuality-v3V29.09

Laroste 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 b9329bad-f376-4500-a284-67f13d5f1334-4.exe, “HQuality-v3V29.09 exe” by Laroste Apps has been detected as adware by 11 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:
HQuality3V29.09  (signed by Laroste Apps)

Product:
HQuality-v3V29.09

Description:
HQuality-v3V29.09 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
afea843d32124eccb44ef9c62848cb46

SHA-1:
5c8626f183abac980759dc470b18bc809f2ac4c7

SHA-256:
9d5f0241f96a3bed527223fdaca2ebcc95b3f7301dec0901dd5689afd93ed47f

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 1:54:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.pq
7.11.175.126

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3335

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.34084
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)
8.10490

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13521

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3146

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.30.07

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.30.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
14.10.1.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33558

File size:
1.5 MB (1,545,112 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQuality-v3V29.09.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hquality-v3v29.09\b9329bad-f376-4500-a284-67f13d5f1334-4.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=Laroste Apps, O=Laroste 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:
009EFC01D81F792E8B74E2AA245D97A66B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/28/2014 12:37:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OVNk1is+0S02OHFsAxIO5+KuMIFI1xTueVHZx8/wxn5rG+H5dtV2I/D6ZsSpSbB+:ODCBJl+OsKupWluehiK5/HHkZsSpSbB+

Entry address:
0xF17B0

Entry point:
E8, C3, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, F6, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, ED, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, E0, 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, C0, 85, 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, C0, 85, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 3F, EE...
 
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Entropy:
6.6138

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,166,848 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
b9329bad-f376-4500-a284-67f13d5f1334-4

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
b9329bad-f376-4500-a284-67f13d5f1334-4.exe \rawdata=wptqlhjdj+cbm7pgabbcc6u2cfh46jpovhtlzijrr


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