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plus-hd-4.7-codedownloader.exe

Plus-HD-4.7

Kimahri Software inc.

This adware uses the Crossrider platform to build and distribute this web browser advertising injection extension. Once installed in the browser it will hijack various browser settings (homepage, search) and may interfere and track behaviors as well as deliver ads. The application plus-hd-4.7-codedownloader.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 10 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 Plus HD extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Plus HD  (signed by Kimahri Software inc.)

Product:
Plus-HD-4.7

Description:
Plus-HD-4.7 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
513728b0330163f5a34e94d4026a32c9

SHA-1:
9f209ef837cbf9019b174d36f4855988cf799289

SHA-256:
ccdd5e0c225474f88aa0be242f124e8fdb70f23d44ee242e14c846980b6cbe9b

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

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 Kimahri Software inc..

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 5:39:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3593

Baidu Antivirus
HackTool.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14116

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9094

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of iwebar-codedownloader.exe (Adware)
2014.1.27.3

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2014.01.16.02

McAfee
PUP-FEJ!303CD3B6BD13
5600.7249

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.02.21.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.KimahriSoftwareinc.Z
14.2.21.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1125
7.2.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
24102

File size:
515.9 KB (528,232 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
Plus-HD-4.7.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.7\plus-hd-4.7-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/7/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kimahri Software inc., O=Kimahri Software inc., STREET=666 Sherbrooke Rue w, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H3A 1E7, C=CA

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

Serial number:
00A1BB8569950C0B2080A11A0E2F618B33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2013 10:57:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FHenRrkNqWWoNSM44sf0TDUmcx2U5o5yjS3r5gdpTBCD5u6qS+l:0nRrkNqWW844sfsDVckU5oYxpTI9u6Xg

Entry address:
0x46D4F

Entry point:
E8, C1, D6, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, C5, 47, 00, E8, FB, 49, 00, 00, E8, 6F, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 54, D6, 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, 8B, 7A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
401.5 KB (411,136 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Plus-HD-4.7-codedownloader

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.13.132:80)

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