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ge-force-codedownloader.exe

Ge-Force

Naruto Source

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 ge-force-codedownloader.exe by Naruto Source has been detected as adware by 38 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. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for iWebar extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

iWebar (signed by Naruto Source)

Product:

Ge-Force

Description:

Ge-Force exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

cb10662649afb0d3c74da7c025ef8510

SHA-1:

5a1b3df7bf01032ca579de5d1cad1e48850ef555

SHA-256:

3f3946c63360726f1cda956f7172bc31a40f7854476826b9db2fc10d599b586f

Scanner detections:

38 / 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.

Note:

Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Naruto Source.

Analysis date:

12/23/2024 6:59:00 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

808

AegisLab AV Signature

AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ

2.1.4+

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.CrossRider

2014.10.14

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.pq

7.11.177.228

avast!

Win32:Crossrider-AA [PUP]

141025-0

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3286

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.141118

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

1.0.20.1610

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-12356

0.98/21411

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

19788

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.31451

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

8.14.11.18.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)

8.10555

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Adwapper

11/18/2014

F-Prot

W32/S-9ad4719b

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

11.2014-18-11_3

G Data

Win32.Adware.Crossrider

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.GoogUpdate

t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.183.13662

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.GeForce.A

v2014.11.18.12

McAfee

Artemis!9A3922912577

5600.6942

Microsoft Security Essentials

Threat.Undefined

1.187.339.0

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.105499

15.0.0.966

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate.denpbb

0.28.2.62483

Norman

Sality.ZHB

11.20141118

nProtect

Adware.Agent.OMI

14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.11.18.12

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

AdWare.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)

11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.Task.X

14.11.18.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C6496!391931030

23.00.65.141116

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IC14

7.2.322

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OJE14

10.465.18

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Adwapper

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

33886

Zillya! Antivirus

Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.2146

2.0.0.1953

File size:

1 MB (1,091,944 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

Ge-Force.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\ge-force\ge-force-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Naruto Source

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/28/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

7/29/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Naruto Source, O=Naruto Source, 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:

1CE82906A7F364268F66771839675655

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/18/2014 2:06:20 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:aXNLKzRl4U0lvxOb0KOoKQM4QPyby1dMItpSEfhT/Ryiu:2VKzn4U0fGRO/eQBdJtpSEpT/Rhu

Entry address:

0x9AB52

Entry point:

E8, CD, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.5537

Code size:

769.5 KB (787,968 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

b24b7bff-b581-42e4-8251-c966179c93b4-1

Path:

C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\b24b7bff-b581-42e4-8251-c966179c93b4-1.job

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

The file ge-force-codedownloader.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

80% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-184-168-221-57.ip.secureserver.net (184.168.221.57:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com (52.216.225.154:80)

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