hd+v1.0-nova.exe

HD+V1.0

Motoko Group

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application hd+v1.0-nova.exe by Motoko Group has been detected as adware by 12 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 toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
HDPlusPro  (signed by Motoko Group)

Product:
HD+V1.0

Description:
HD+V1.0 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
47502e7daffb8d2d6640f8f467f434d2

SHA-1:
f38d735f38f2fa8fbd7fdc4957749e1c05258530

SHA-256:
930783d8a46101e7003bdddb4378881509a881cf1caf213b85a901d8d0edd870

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Analysis date:
4/9/2025 2:56:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.08.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.165.70

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140909

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3399

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.GoogUpdate
4.0.3.1499

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27476
9.0.1.0252

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

F-Prot
W32/A-7d811582
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.3489

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.29.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MotokoGroup.L
14.7.29.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
621.9 KB (636,776 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
HD+V1.0.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hd+v1.0\hd+v1.0-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/18/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Motoko Group, O=Motoko Group, 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:
00AAFC4F8011F7FD7C00748C990950D28A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2014 2:53:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KgLf7aczfNRcuUqa5QJ7zdyfcWePZ38gPVMpTEUGxTgeoI:5LvHF0yyYvVgTvggeoI

Entry address:
0x48C8C

Entry point:
E8, 54, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F0, 17, 48, 00, E8, DE, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E7, DE, 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, 13, 68, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
442.5 KB (453,120 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
69292938-2d26-4bd9-a091-99576ab8366a-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hd+v1.0-nova.exe \ncpnjnq='hd+v1.0' \meoxlfb=60900 \cwyhc='001847'


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  (52.216.66.18:80)

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