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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 40 anti-malware scanners. 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 browser 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:

browser (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:

Browsers Apps

Description:

Browsers Apps exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

daa65dc964987842702e504fc8cc5305

SHA-1:

c2d98916058a974ebc51d092648f83f9ad5af90f

SHA-256:

1bc7b986d094a004733be501346dae2052e55f08d2644f5d9741918fe072776f

Scanner detections:

40 / 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 12:01:06 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

844

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.PlusHD

2014.06.18

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.AC

7.11.148.112

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-140810

AVG

MalSign.Skodna

2015.0.3386

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14810

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

1.0.20.1435

Bkav FE

W32.Sality.PE

1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18241

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.27936

9.0.1.0287

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

8.14.10.14.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider

10/14/2014

F-Prot

W32/Sality.gen2

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

11.2014-14-10_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.CrossRider

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12026

Kaspersky

Virus.Win32.Sality

14.0.0.3104

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A

v2014.08.10.05

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!A38A6376EE09

5600.7042

Microsoft Security Essentials

Threat.Undefined

1.177.1852.0

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

15.0.0.861

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbiihv

0.28.0.60253

Norman

Sality.ZHB

11.20141014

nProtect

Virus/W32.Sality.D

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

PUP/PlusHD

14.10.14.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

W32.Sality.U

10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.CC

14.8.10.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59

23.00.65.141012

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

Total Defense

Win32/Sality.AA

37.0.11045

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0507

7.2.287

Trend Micro

PE_SALITY.RL

10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus

Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

28992

ViRobot

Win32.Sality.N

2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus

Virus.Sality.Win32.20

2.0.0.1850

File size:

563.4 KB (576,872 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:

7/18/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/19/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:

8/10/2014 12:07:47 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:4eMLsewPcWJK4ykyCH3I5hu7UzGupT/xx:4eDPcM/dHbWGiTpx

Entry address:

0x48AAA

Entry point:

E8, 79, 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:

6.4334

Code size:

445 KB (455,680 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

d3342fd0-bb6b-4587-b17c-35bc9f1c4eac-1

Path:

C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\d3342fd0-bb6b-4587-b17c-35bc9f1c4eac-1.job

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

browsers apps-codedownloader.exe \bukys \wowislbg=task \mqobbdfq='browsers apps' \h

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/007916/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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