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browser.v2.app-codedownloader.exe

Browser.v2.App

AcDc 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 browser.v2.app-codedownloader.exe, “Browser.v2.App exe” by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 BRAppServ extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
BRAppServ  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Browser.v2.App

Description:
Browser.v2.App exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
93c2d0b361927f01b19643a7032d8349

SHA-1:
c6f6f708cc01cd9df029a4157db77cb151205adf

SHA-256:
0290b0ce66752c2ac3ef16a5dbd16e107630755c5f16ca57dff56d9a98d010f6

Scanner detections:
1 / 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.

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 AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:03:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
16.2.2.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,119,712 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browser.v2.App.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browser.v2.app\browser.v2.app-codedownloader.exe

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

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2015 8:29:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:a+rM7dxejeGoQW7UMml4xtoBfpShmvTq:ayEio7U8GBfpShmvTq

Entry address:
0x9FA82

Entry point:
E8, C7, 00, 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:
6.5628

Code size:
803.5 KB (822,784 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
8fbf4fc1-297f-4aa7-abb6-d275259bed27-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-60.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.60:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

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