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CrossriderApp0025766.exe

Hoonto

Hoonto, Inc.

This is the Crossrider web browser extension installer that contains the files for installing a plugin for IE, Chrome and Firefox. It was built by developer (#25766) Matt Mullens at http://crossrider.com/install/25766. The application CrossriderApp0025766.exe by Hoonto has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:
Matt Mullens  (signed by Hoonto, Inc.)

Product:
Hoonto

Description:
Hoonto Installer

Version:
1.34.5.12

MD5:
0b5a0d9a5ff95ea284eefdffffa909b8

SHA-1:
ff7567ece24d667884998ca16d4d93497e0ec603

SHA-256:
3cdebcb87393b386a6543fcbeaa8fec867555eae090391fdfdf9f3167b335720

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Crossrider extension framework which may modify the browser's home, new tab and search pages as well as displays advertisements such as banner ads and text-links.

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 Hoonto, Inc..

Analysis date:
2/26/2025 7:44:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.Crossrider.10029
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
5/21/2014

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3832

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2014.05.21.12

McAfee
Adware-Crossrider
5600.7123

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cxphnr
0.28.0.59921

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.r4 (Not a Virus)
5.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Hoonto.U
14.5.21.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.F05D327E
7.2.141

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
29418

File size:
3.4 MB (3,601,584 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Matt Mullens

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\crossriderapp0025766.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Hoonto, Inc.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/6/2013 2:42:30 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2014 2:42:30 PM

Subject:
CN="Hoonto, Inc.", O="Hoonto, Inc.", L=Santa Monica, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B747F02898D37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2012 5:55:02 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:MaRiel9cwsIbSEkdKFgZBHFYaQnyZl9xlO+YQ5e/h:nRiel9cdIM8FgZBq1nyZl5Oge/h

Entry address:
0x4323

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, C3, 44, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, C4, 44, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, C4, 44, 00, 56, A3, 40, 3B, 44, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 3B, 44, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, C4, 44, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9896  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file CrossriderApp0025766.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.my-apps-repository.com/installer/25766/.../0/.../0/CrossriderApp0025766.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.statsmyapp.com  (176.32.99.156:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to staging-app.crossrider.com  (149.126.72.103:80)

 
http://staging-app.crossrider.com/plugin/apps/25766/manifest/1_34_5_12/ie9/manifest.xml?ver=15&rnd=5574

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