f2b6edd0-b599-4ae6-8b17-3f4c5c5c9975-10.exe

TheHDvid-Codec V10

Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

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 f2b6edd0-b599-4ae6-8b17-3f4c5c5c9975-10.exe, “TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe” by Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 24 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:
home  (signed by Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
TheHDvid-Codec V10

Description:
TheHDvid-Codec V10 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
2217c2a90797529c17691060e35abefd

SHA-1:
b22bc741d99d021e70fa34a9e504752c274aec99

SHA-256:
c5c4b35b31562c95d0b7884329bf9d5d57fb3a12ab1b96f91b40566999c4ac02

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:20:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
6385503

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.203.138

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3223

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15120

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
1.0.20.100

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Adwapper
2/3/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDVid.A
v2015.01.20.01

McAfee
Artemis!2217C2A90797
5600.6879

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.171733
16.0.0.60

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.dmrrlx
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.20.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.de5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.12

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
7.2.34

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AQ15
10.465.03

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
36694

File size:
1.1 MB (1,171,936 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TheHDvid-Codec V10.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\thehdvid-codec v10\f2b6edd0-b599-4ae6-8b17-3f4c5c5c9975-10.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Berta Dress Apps (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), 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:
009C113F566DE374D0EF1F22B0B717D3DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/18/2015 5:16:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LbP/Ag9ACoxifkkWK83LjS34kDT3pSccdrsRnF73qXxPo:vP/AzFAk28dMT3pSccwRnF73oxPo

Entry address:
0x91A3D

Entry point:
E8, AB, 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, 49, 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, 11, 50, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 49, 50, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8...
 
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Code size:
729.5 KB (747,008 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
f2b6edd0-b599-4ae6-8b17-3f4c5c5c9975-10_user

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-60.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.60:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-112-224.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.112.224:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-112-156.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.112.156:80)

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