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Apps Hat

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 ef9eb1df-f680-4256-a623-cf0a11590988-6.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Nero  (signed by Sailor Project)

Product:
Apps Hat

Description:
Apps Hat exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
73d33a5b204fd2744ea32b1f63b16ba9

SHA-1:
3301be26bce4be1feee0fc8e67ebce823fa5913a

SHA-256:
caff0533a1d995585d3b85f4514107caed111dcb53d2bfd8a36656abdff509fa

Scanner detections:
11 / 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).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:41:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3390

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1487

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Shopperpro
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fbb05966-d734-4b17-ac6c-d6f45f6356f7-6.exe (Adware)
2014.9.29.21

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowsersApp.A
v2014.08.07.05

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Goobzo
14.09.15.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SailorProject.g
14.8.7.4

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
596.9 KB (611,176 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Apps Hat.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\apps hat\ef9eb1df-f680-4256-a623-cf0a11590988-6.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sailor Project

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 7:59:59 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:
8/6/2014 6:05:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:n0PPu+DCGmLMK5Dpa3o4+FzgfiOfeuwQpTMb/wHCoBk:n0PPvElpzi7TS4HPBk

Entry address:
0x4639C

Entry point:
E8, 0E, E0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, C4, 47, 00, E8, DE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A1, DF, 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, 38, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3291

Code size:
421 KB (431,104 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ef9eb1df-f680-4256-a623-cf0a11590988-6

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
ef9eb1df-f680-4256-a623-cf0a11590988-6.exe \oajfut='apps hat' \hokgjs=48559 \zxwkz='000820' \


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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-46.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.46:80)

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

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