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playhub.exe

The application playhub.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from liversity.net.
MD5:
16ea214f040a3d760d5bd25675f41628

SHA-1:
8ac53d3788f41c8e3e3015d4ea924e1b52297bc5

SHA-256:
713788e79e76685a48a873798cef7802ac227781fc5f30c70558cdc4991317b2

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 7:02:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Agent-AYLT [PUP]
160518-2

AVG
Adware Generic_r.VD
2015.0.4604

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.36840
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug.CT application
8.0.319.0

F-Secure
Variant.Adware.MPlug
5.15.96

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.MultiPlug
15.0.0.562

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.16
19.05.2016 01:04:49

File size:
967 KB (990,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\playhub.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2012 11:24:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jO7xu/mzIbxevvaZTEk7+KNNXabEn48XR4:wxu/ZbMaZTNjN9AL8h4

Entry address:
0x3E3B9

Entry point:
E8, 75, 48, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, C5, 44, 00, E8, E1, 0F, 00, 00, E8, 42, 4A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 08, 48, 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, D6, 08, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6215

Code size:
281.5 KB (288,256 bytes)

The file playhub.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://liversity.net/v3991

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