fae6befe-afe6-4301-af77-c091d7713f8b-11.exe

Ge-Force

Airplane Networks (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 fae6befe-afe6-4301-af77-c091d7713f8b-11.exe by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 17 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 Ge-Force by Sailor Project 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:
iWebar  (signed by Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
Ge-Force

Description:
Ge-Force exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
b5e3190301cd87db5603b2268dc52e16

SHA-1:
e67c3b18a1c834e90aac2e2c59fc58d22b3c8a44

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/24/2024 1:58:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.Vv1@m86w0odO
756

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.198.180

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3234

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1519

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.Vv1@m86w0odO
1.0.20.45

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20532

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.10943

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.Vv1@m86w0odO
11.2015-09-01_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.Vv1@m86w0odO
15.1.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2667

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GeForce.A
v2015.01.09.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.Vv1@m86w0odO
16.0.0.27

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.09.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.h
15.1.9.16

File size:
1.7 MB (1,832,936 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Ge-Force.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ge-force\fae6befe-afe6-4301-af77-c091d7713f8b-11.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=Airplane Networks (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Airplane Networks (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:
00ADA185AFC7F23D3C115D613E31289B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2014 12:06:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:F4qvgTaly+EB0sAXQosQv3pSzRTDZ1V1Dz:Q+EdQQtQ8

Entry address:
0xD24A4

Entry point:
E8, 5E, E4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 91, E5, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 88, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 7B, E5, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, C0, 43, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, E0, 37, 53, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 69, 2D, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, E0, 37, 53, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, 33, D2...
 
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Code size:
987 KB (1,010,688 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
fae6befe-afe6-4301-af77-c091d7713f8b-11

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\fae6befe-afe6-4301-af77-c091d7713f8b-11.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
fae6befe-afe6-4301-af77-c091d7713f8b-11.exe \rawdata=kwvyf\m7bk3girh5vrhmkvf+tuzuaojtlotfiis9c


The file fae6befe-afe6-4301-af77-c091d7713f8b-11.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Ge-Force  by Sailor Project
Ge-Force/iWebbar is an advertising supported (adware) extension that runs in the context of the user's web browser as well as a process in the background.
crossrider.com/install/61911-ge-forces
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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 ip-50-63-202-54.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.54:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.120.161:80)

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