d92a0940-53c0-4c18-8145-4e4bc0f69190-6.exe

Ge-Force

ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 d92a0940-53c0-4c18-8145-4e4bc0f69190-6.exe by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Webar  (signed by ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
23e7417f77d229e6397ac25065b57326

SHA-1:
74ff21ec0a5cf16c0a061a746ce6606ff796a6b2

SHA-256:
81a4e4be942dd2750b41f49d294b74ae899d671cad91344f88cff6dbdcc605cc

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 5:48:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
733

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.02.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.206.92

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3172

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1521

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
1.0.20.160

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.15601
9.0.1.072

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
8.15.02.01.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11106

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
11.2015-01-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14899

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2552

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperPlusRadio.A
v2015.03.13.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
16.0.0.96

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.13.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.2.10.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
37160

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.2876
2.0.0.2058

File size:
1.4 MB (1,422,808 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Ge-Force.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ge-force\d92a0940-53c0-4c18-8145-4e4bc0f69190-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=ColoColo Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, 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:
00D815C7CD687694A6F4119A3535D31D7A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/1/2015 9:06:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XFyzjpMGybaxybWIkv+zlgr/eQ6IxxgTopSPI8XSEOcuYp3:XFwjpkbuwkOlbiwTopSPIISEOcuYp3

Entry address:
0xB062D

Entry point:
E8, 1A, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 24, 52, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, AD, 00, 01, 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, B6, 8D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
896 KB (917,504 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
d92a0940-53c0-4c18-8145-4e4bc0f69190-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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  (54.231.81.130:80)

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