e88f8bfa-1e2e-446e-ab8f-71d1b9e85287-10.exe

MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3

AcDc Project (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 e88f8bfa-1e2e-446e-ab8f-71d1b9e85287-10.exe, “MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3 exe” by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 14 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:
MPlayerV  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3

Description:
MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
cda69423777bf98e74d9fdea5b277aeb

SHA-1:
48e823ad168745ed4c20547512ab0b64be3385cd

SHA-256:
08a7712f05fab542a066e6d78b15f1a905d5045a6960547d343c8a158e0d9e9b

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 5:21:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.201.100

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3229

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15114

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.11014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14645

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2641

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayer.A
v2015.01.14.07

McAfee
Artemis!CDA69423777B
5600.6885

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.14.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
15.1.14.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36656

File size:
1.2 MB (1,213,408 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mediaplayer+vidsed.3\e88f8bfa-1e2e-446e-ab8f-71d1b9e85287-10.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/30/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (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:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2015 5:29:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:G8CvejEBsHXxrI6IKeNTiUpucEoldfiTvpSgxmZAlT8p9zqgq0:uvejEB8E6yN/B/daTvpSgxmOlT8p9zPF

Entry address:
0x95A6D

Entry point:
E8, B3, FE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, D9, 50, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 58, A1, 50, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, D9, 50, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4691

Code size:
763 KB (781,312 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e88f8bfa-1e2e-446e-ab8f-71d1b9e85287-10_user

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-50-63-202-60.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.60:80)

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