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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 33 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 DiscountFrenzy 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.
Publisher:
DiscountFrenzy  (signed by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Discount_Frenzy

Description:
Discount_Frenzy exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
584b86ef97c30b5e990e082753ae41be

SHA-1:
f752588e8b53ef2734281b24cc447c5080df8492

SHA-256:
ca81c48be2002596ce95df687ca5753a93fe30c5af7e92dce4bd86f35c159628

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:10:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mm9inofO
358

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.07.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-CG [PUP]
2014.9-160211

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2836

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.16211

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mKTllReO
1.0.20.210

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22766

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.54676
9.0.1.042

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mm9inofO
8.16.02.11.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/CrossRider
2/11/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-dbad4651
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mm9inofO
11.2016-11-02_5

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mKTllReO
16.2.25

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814541

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.677

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CinemaHDPro.A
v2016.02.11.02

McAfee
PUP-FNR
5600.6492

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@mm9inofO
17.0.0.126

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dlqbhy
0.30.24.2487

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@km9inofO
11.20160211

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.11.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.c81
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.BrightCircle.OD6
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
16.2.11.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.GoogUpdate!6.1E39
23.00.65.16209

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.CrossRider/Variant
9330

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AA15
10.465.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36340

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.1236
2.0.0.2291

File size:
1 MB (1,084,904 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:
1/3/2015 12:05:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Zd4vxTP68jqlMbBEZHq+/bnjvLwUoMgEY8R1pNBlZ9yeqWiOaGbPD3rfTHEAsI04:ZgL6bl/L/bnjvLwUoMgEY8R1pNBlZ9yJ

Entry address:
0x9C482

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:
772.5 KB (791,040 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
df003ea1-ff57-429c-87db-cb765fa67f17-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

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

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