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browsers apps --codedownloader.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 --codedownloader.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. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for browser 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:
browser  (signed by Coder Born Group)

Product:
Browsers Apps -

Description:
Browsers Apps - exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
e32f9be9d3258d0996b250e913c8f490

SHA-1:
8850a0bb5adc3161e1bfeed9f059fc20b93327c1

SHA-256:
b2d67bb735819505eef7960d7f215de7ca43b7f5c80ffe9751b3a0bb41a9cb0b

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:
11/2/2024 1:28:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
16.12.30.7

File size:
1 MB (1,054,592 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 --codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Coder Born Group

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:
9/7/2014 7:05:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x9613A

Entry point:
E8, BF, 05, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
738.5 KB (756,224 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/002913/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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