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browsers apps-codedownloader.exe

Browsers Apps

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application browsers apps-codedownloader.exe, “Browsers Apps exe” by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Browsers Apps by Naruto Source which is a potentially unwanted software program. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for app extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.

File name:

Publisher:

app (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:

Browsers Apps

Description:

Browsers Apps exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

cfcd3559c338cacd61734040cf2d9841

SHA-1:

918ad0715f7750c4e2007f0bd76936e519f8feb7

SHA-256:

4de65b9b9c4674dd6214eb56fb653990e27cbd39b2023107b44ee7c12d158338

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

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 Sailor Project.

Analysis date:

12/26/2024 12:09:10 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

877

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2

7.11.164.246

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140802

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3394

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.1482

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

1.0.20.1270

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.17413

9.0.1.0214

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

8.14.09.11.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK (variant)

8.10193

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

11.2014-11-09_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of thetorntv v10-codedownloader.exe (Adware)

2014.9.11.13

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider

14.0.0.3268

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.TornTV.A

v2014.09.11.10

McAfee

Artemis!CD086B52495E

5600.7011

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

15.0.0.762

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.02.08

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.CC

14.8.2.20

Sophos

Generic PUA CL

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

31844

File size:

537.9 KB (550,760 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

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:

Sailor Project

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/18/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, 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:

47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/1/2014 5:04:23 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:uTaBg0UASYewEw4wipWfXJxfy5avqQJuaPJIM7XKjf0QRpTBEYDmWR5t:umy0UAWO4wNvDuaPJIMbqf0QRpT6YJ

Entry address:

0x4630A

Entry point:

E8, 6B, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4251

Code size:

421 KB (431,104 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

6d2564df-4c38-4312-9c0b-2964006570ca-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

browsers apps-codedownloader.exe \otywahiv \ixonsqn=task \czexvovh='browsers apps'

The file browsers apps-codedownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Browsers Apps by Naruto Source

Browsers Apps (Freeven) is an advertising-supported web browser toolbar/extension that will make the following changes to the browser's settings: - Changes the default home page and new tabs and protect these search settings - Changes the default search engine in your Internet Browser, including the browser's built-in search box - Adds an addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found” and DNS errors - Tracks usage behavior.

crossrider.com/install/61787-browsers-app

82% remove it

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 (52.216.226.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net (50.63.202.32:80)

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