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ge-force-codedownloader.exe

Ge-Force

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 ge-force-codedownloader.exe by Sailor Project has been detected as adware by 22 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 Sailor Project)

Product:

Ge-Force

Description:

Ge-Force exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

946d7d8ed8b416119e5f5553172ec7b2

SHA-1:

9406a473f0e4bcad376e1a567600278d87d095fd

SHA-256:

3893cfe9862a7344a3a5baf42d2398646b6121507ecf62c09e6435efbdb0886f

Scanner detections:

22 / 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 Sailor Project.

Analysis date:

1/13/2025 7:19:10 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

875

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2

7.11.164.2

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140912

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3391

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.1485

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

1.0.20.1275

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.17413

9.0.1.0217

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

8.14.09.12.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

11.2014-12-09_6

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of thetorntv v10-codedownloader.exe (Adware)

2014.9.12.16

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider

t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider

14.0.0.3262

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.GeForce.A

v2014.08.05.01

McAfee

Artemis!CD086B52495E

5600.7009

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109

15.0.0.765

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.12.12

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.SailorProject.X

14.8.5.12

Sophos

Generic PUA CL

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4789396

31208

File size:

522.4 KB (534,888 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:

Sailor Project

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/18/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/19/2015 3:59:59 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:

8/4/2014 4:41:20 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:ekmj2dbvpexCgrRS04h15kHyVtcnaVJ4Qe47/8ZcgApTBx2VFRc:ekmWePRS0Ge2tcnaV6kXgApTr2i

Entry address:

0x445DA

Entry point:

E8, 73, DE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4175

Code size:

406.5 KB (416,256 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

bf5b8fb1-6273-4fe0-bc89-78b4f2364743-1

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

ge-force-codedownloader.exe \snjkset \wfpwpe=task \sxdevp='ge-force' \ykklvqgx

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 update.srvstatsdata.com (69.16.175.42:80)

http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/005883/update.json

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to app-static.crossrider.com (69.16.175.10:80)

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