e03c6d59-6a70-424d-a931-bcb78ea8bfde-6.exe

HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV20.12

Armageddon Labs (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 e03c6d59-6a70-424d-a931-bcb78ea8bfde-6.exe, “HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV20.12 exe” by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 8 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 platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HQ-VideoV20.12  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV20.12

Description:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV20.12 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
73ee8cf8d5a28ca9643b02f02e8c980a

SHA-1:
7e2ba015d5699922c8b7b25b2d3608370b00a42c

SHA-256:
e1de248bea158f1b094d1ec3b36b50456ac2637fb18740b97cd94b81916770a9

Scanner detections:
8 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 4:36:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.196.234

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141224

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
8.10907

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HQVideo.A
v2014.12.24.09

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.g
15.1.4.17

File size:
1.4 MB (1,443,808 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HQ-Video-Pro-2.1cV20.12.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-video-pro-2.1cv20.12\e03c6d59-6a70-424d-a931-bcb78ea8bfde-6.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (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:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2014 12:26:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:n4/V7xY3cewqxuVY5XaB6HDSrQ+RnWPTupSda70beedprsuxZf:n4VVYcIvXEyDxPTupSda7pedprsuxZf

Entry address:
0xB264D

Entry point:
E8, 12, 01, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, 7A, 52, 00, E8, 6D, 76, 00, 00, E8, 34, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, 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:
914 KB (935,936 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e03c6d59-6a70-424d-a931-bcb78ea8bfde-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
e03c6d59-6a70-424d-a931-bcb78ea8bfde-6.exe \rawdata=uqjeuhmmqeewdpekdjp2dpxr1gme3taznmnpkfdqv


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-35.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.72.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

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