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plus-hd-9.4-nova.exe

Plus-HD-9.4

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-9.4-nova.exe by Kimahri Software inc has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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. 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-9.4

Description:
Plus-HD-9.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
1dae97dbcf972a79f41dad4018f2e492

SHA-1:
cded8bdc7527f5b88c124f172553972dc9b27a9e

SHA-256:
f0a5b910bf93789bfb513c20b904ae64acfa2bb003b8fdcf3464ecd653b53be7

Scanner detections:
13 / 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).

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:45:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
973

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.7062
7.11.153.150

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.1467

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.790

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.06.07.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE (variant)
8.9905

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-07-06_7

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
v2014.06.07.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.474

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.06.07.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.KimahriSoftwareinc.P
14.6.7.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
30018

File size:
583.9 KB (597,864 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Plus-HD-9.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-9.4\plus-hd-9.4-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kimahri Software inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
3/7/2016 6:59:59 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:
6/6/2014 5:06:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JrLO35/rybjdeEsYZeB9SlitrlRLpTapmZgG:J26juYSlfTAbG

Entry address:
0x43849

Entry point:
E8, B1, AA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 8F, 47, 00, E8, 91, 09, 00, 00, E8, AD, 99, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 44, AA, 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, B0, 1A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
409.5 KB (419,328 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3b7bb9a7-fb0a-4983-a99b-084fc1e3cea1-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-9.4-nova.exe \trrwrsu='plus-hd-9.4' \emwvosox=53164 \nwctjsu='0


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.82.81:80)

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

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