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hqpurev1.8-codedownloader.exe

HQPureV1.8

Evangelion Group

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 hqpurev1.8-codedownloader.exe by Evangelion 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. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for HQPure 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:
HQPure  (signed by Evangelion Group)

Product:
HQPureV1.8

Description:
HQPureV1.8 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
e9a6d2557e2cae47e65df36194dff773

SHA-1:
fb1ddbcd981cc57534e7bc6b018942b79570ac9a

SHA-256:
9620da64ff4ca3626b3129979b998708f1324ef23671c2ec687af202c5a6f192

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. 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 Evangelion Group.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 4:51:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.165.22

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3392

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14912

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.17413
9.0.1.0255

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of plus-hd-v1.1-codedownloader.exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.15

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsHat.A
v2014.08.05.10

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.05.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.Y
14.8.5.22

Sophos
Generic PUA JF
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
31208

File size:
524.9 KB (537,456 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
HQPureV1.8.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hqpurev1.8\hqpurev1.8-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Evangelion Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Evangelion Group, O=Evangelion 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:
0095E2A1168FF10F1D56CF5FFE4ABC7450

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/1/2014 2:34:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:9tDAjv7r5aJaLR0r7aJIHpuk/5E081SwMcpTBSeF5Qcy:9t4aJ20r2JTk/5E0BwMcpT8+hy

Entry address:
0x44BAA

Entry point:
E8, 6B, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.4217

Code size:
409 KB (418,816 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e2f1932a-e9a8-4a36-aae7-f929882d3925-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
hqpurev1.8-codedownloader.exe \xjlnxibtx \zkwrmbias=task \uzxvbgyj='hqpurev1.8'


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-32.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.226.10:80)

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