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Discount_Frenzy

Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 discount_frenzy-codedownloader.exe, “Discount_Frenzy exe” by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 24 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 Discount_Frenzy by Kimahri Software inc. 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 DiscountFrenzy 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:
DiscountFrenzy  (signed by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Discount_Frenzy

Description:
Discount_Frenzy exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
4a3b0fc71b38bd9ebe72a89820e6a06f

SHA-1:
5a5d8e4a7d2713e4a068ed5a87c361261d0b740a

SHA-256:
9e75f96fc7fe2ea10fcf0f0a58a14c324172f2c42ace562aa67a8a730a551629

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:35:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO
559

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.198.70

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150827

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3037

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15725

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO
1.0.20.1030

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.49523
9.0.1.0206

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO
8.15.08.27.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
7/25/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO
11.2015-25-07_7

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mS7w!xmO
15.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of palmall-codedownloader.exe (Adware)
2015.8.27.15

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.1681

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PalMall.A
v2015.07.25.07

McAfee
Artemis!4A3B0FC71B38
5600.6693

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO
16.0.0.618

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@mSCBwqeO
11.20150827

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.25.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
15.7.25.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36264

File size:
1.1 MB (1,121,256 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Discount_Frenzy.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\discount_frenzy\discount_frenzy-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00ADA185AFC7F23D3C115D613E31289B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2014 12:05:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wx9w1MxEvEDneG56sArns25yA5Z+VcpSmaTu:wXecRiDHrsVcpSmaT

Entry address:
0xA00E2

Entry point:
E8, CD, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
805.5 KB (824,832 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
d4d287c4-15ff-4247-b927-2889eaff0881-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
discount_frenzy-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=f18nmgkxekskk28exvqvnaw5bgnomsonlvgjwjvsl


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

Discount_Frenzy  by Kimahri Software inc.
DiscountFrenzy is an web browser advertisement injection extension that is designed with the core purpose of delivering ads to the user's web browser. Ads are in the form of banners (both static and videos) as well as context-hyper links.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-54.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.54:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.41.73:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.55:80)

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