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plus-hd-v1.4-nova.exe

Plus-HD-V1.4

SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

The application plus-hd-v1.4-nova.exe by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-184-168-221-53.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Plus HD  (signed by SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN)

Product:
Plus-HD-V1.4

Description:
Plus-HD-V1.4 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
10112c034be99d4f6c9bece2617ba1f9

SHA-1:
6c042f7471bde0d8fdbcac2b64016d11a5296326

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 12:12:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
962

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.8763
7.11.154.218

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3440

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.840

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.06.17.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE (variant)
8.9942

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-17-06_3

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HDPlus.A
v2014.06.17.05

McAfee
Artemis!10112C034BE9
5600.7096

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.504

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SIMONAVIORICAMARIN.Q
14.6.17.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
30272

File size:
579.8 KB (593,728 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Plus-HD-V1.4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-v1.4\plus-hd-v1.4-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/29/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SIMONA-VIORICA MARIN, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Bucuresti, S=Bucuresti, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4E4B7DC7EC2F3CC5CB6ACBE68E3870F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/11/2014 7:26:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FW8fcQTrExTaVu6EckVMsCSbGdDwpT1P5ps0i0R2:FWtC7f/UgcTBzs30R2

Entry address:
0x42BD9

Entry point:
E8, B1, AA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, 7F, 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, 29, 1B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
405 KB (414,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-7

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\96431e5d-5723-4d78-ae7b-7096d51b336b-7.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plus-hd-v1.4-nova.exe \mohyirhi='plus-hd-v1.4' \vfcgmdq=58362 \wtliefw='


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-33.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-53.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.53:80)

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