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mediaplayer+vidsed.3-codedownloader.exe

MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3

AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 mediaplayer+vidsed.3-codedownloader.exe, “MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3 exe” by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 18 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 MPlayerV 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:
MPlayerV  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3

Description:
MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
4dd7a397ad685506466f1d6efd620e13

SHA-1:
276b98c45412a127d1669e50312701e7c27d0f29

SHA-256:
bec530c48c309c0d25d34c1aea78c5721702a333e75c4282227e211aa1763b63

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:53:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m4OfFLnO
751

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.201.74

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3229

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossAd
4.0.3.15114

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m4OfFLnO
1.0.20.70

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.11013

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m4OfFLnO
11.2015-14-01_4

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m4OfFLnO
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.Application.Heur
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14645

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2641

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MediaPlayer.A
v2015.01.14.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.ev1@m4OfFLnO
16.0.0.42

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.14.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.c
15.1.14.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36652

File size:
1.1 MB (1,119,712 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
MediaPlayer+vidsEd.3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mediaplayer+vidsed.3\mediaplayer+vidsed.3-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/30/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2015 5:29:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2+rM7dxejeGoQW7UMml4xtoBfpShmvTq:2yEio7U8GBfpShmvTq

Entry address:
0x9FA82

Entry point:
E8, C7, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5628

Code size:
803.5 KB (822,784 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e88f8bfa-1e2e-446e-ab8f-71d1b9e85287-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-60.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.60:80)

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