e2c190c2-fc96-4708-945f-c36a21f7ca41-6.exe

Sense

Sailor Project

This potentially unwanted Internet browser extension is built upon and distributed using the free Crossrider platform and will deliver advertisements to the web browser in various formats such as banner, text hyper-links, inline text and transitional ads. The application e2c190c2-fc96-4708-945f-c36a21f7ca41-6.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 9 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 Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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:
Object Browser  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
556d846953adfe355f371f9977c6245d

SHA-1:
bdd2dfafbc1bbc3b88fa952ea176e29d1250f34d

SHA-256:
35477c9c770e6d55655ac2042083308be03b6ae269df12a8956ffec4f1d8e3f1

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 3:26:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.164.82

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14729

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE (variant)
8.10168

F-Prot
W32/A-7d811582
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.07.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.29.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SailorProject.g
14.7.29.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
31704

File size:
622.9 KB (637,800 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Sense.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sense\e2c190c2-fc96-4708-945f-c36a21f7ca41-6.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sailor Project, O=Sailor Project, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
47C5F145C734CD3D086C0A102176F0A1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/28/2014 6:16:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KsNftOli333y7oleC0x0EhgMNwzQflL0OieMekpTFqe5ASnuZN:9NfiiCAkhg+toeMlTMGA4uZN

Entry address:
0x49CAC

Entry point:
E8, 54, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D8, 16, 48, 00, E8, DE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E7, DE, 00, 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, 9A, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3388

Code size:
443 KB (453,632 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e2c190c2-fc96-4708-945f-c36a21f7ca41-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
e2c190c2-fc96-4708-945f-c36a21f7ca41-6.exe \mmoolcrt='sense' \pkvpulsqn=61915 \cnxclmfm='0008


The file e2c190c2-fc96-4708-945f-c36a21f7ca41-6.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Sense  by Object Browser
Sense is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that will attempt to modify the user's home and search page settings as well as display advertisements in the browser. The software will attach to IE, Chrome and Firefox.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-95-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.95.139:80)

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