browsers apps--bg.exe

Browsers Apps-

Coder Born Group

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 browsers apps--bg.exe, “Browsers Apps- exe” by Coder Born Group has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
app  (signed by Coder Born Group)

Product:
Browsers Apps-

Description:
Browsers Apps- exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
f96a89ea5f4501daf3c7fafea22ad434

SHA-1:
94e2a1fe7ae85759a8031b9dc66a6c9eaaf5961d

SHA-256:
09ccfa66b91779b16356746ed826d8191e034fa563c9932182f12953e2d5409e

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 Coder Born Group.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 3:09:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
16.11.30.6

File size:
618.4 KB (633,216 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Browsers Apps-.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsers apps-\browsers apps--bg.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Coder Born Group, O=Coder Born Group, STREET=Athinodorou 3, 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:
627D3A345CA7ABCDD1B73C2CAC45D327

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 7:07:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qyZf6TC7o1hRUB5DZR6okDM2sL+q9W7Z2THmhnx:qyMyomj1MDc2MTAx

Entry address:
0x523E8

Entry point:
E8, 5F, CC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 36, 49, 00, E8, 52, 49, 00, 00, E8, C6, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F2, CB, 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, 70, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
491.5 KB (503,296 bytes)

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