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hq-quality-v1.1-codedownloader.exe

Robokid Technologies

By using the Crossrider framework, this web extension is loaded in the web browser and displays advertisments on web pages not affiliated by the extension or company. These unwanted advertisements are injected by the extension in the browser in the form of common ad types such as banners and text-links. The application hq-quality-v1.1-codedownloader.exe, “HQ-Quality-v1.1 exe” by Robokid Technologies has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for HQ-Quality-v1.1 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.
Publisher:
HQ-Quality-v1.1  (signed by Robokid Technologies)

Product:
HQ-Quality-v1.1

Description:
HQ-Quality-v1.1 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1e8959fdf45e216d1b54d84012e836f9

SHA-1:
9e0a0e55f2af59c1d5293386ef74b1563d74fd2c

SHA-256:
cee7f372b8bb7096ae32f99e3977eed3feb14138db832dcabd8711b08068ba1c

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 Robokid Technologies.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:13:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Brightcircle (M)
16.3.1.22

File size:
498 KB (509,976 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQ-Quality-v1.1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hq-quality-v1.1\hq-quality-v1.1-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Robokid Technologies

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/22/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/23/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Robokid Technologies, O=Robokid Technologies, STREET=Athinodorou 3 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:
00ECF35E880AD0F3BC6F82DFB1F2E84CC0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2014 7:03:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:58CL8tZa8x8mE/nykxzzmOGRv6y3UrAKHcNNopTB11nlbAqg:qCLknx8N/nykpaYrAFNNopTnE

Entry address:
0x41A78

Entry point:
E8, 60, CA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 81, 47, 00, E8, 02, 4A, 00, 00, E8, 76, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F3, C9, 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, 94, 7A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
2cf20d61-b580-40a8-8a50-2c02671c8ed5-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.82.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-59.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

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