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plushd-v1.9-codedownloader.exe

PlusHD-V1.9

Bright circle investments Ltd.

This adware utilizes the Crossrider extension platform and will inject advertisiments in the Internet browser and may modify core browser settings. Ads will be delivered as banners and contextual text-links and may promote other potentially unwanted software. The application plushd-v1.9-codedownloader.exe by Bright circle investments has been detected as adware by 39 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 PlusHDv1.9 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:
PlusHDv1.9  (signed by Bright circle investments Ltd.)

Product:
PlusHD-V1.9

Description:
PlusHD-V1.9 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
09afa2810ae4782c928d17b6808cfec8

SHA-1:
ca45e36543616f5d1eb4cb64523d3f440b2207f3

SHA-256:
9cc6046ed48e7516b9ae9ffe6a5bc1fb126b9a1f2c8d586aed0407e6faffd38b

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 Bright circle investments Ltd..

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 8:47:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
940

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.07.08

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.15132
7.11.157.208

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
2014.9-140709

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3418

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.1479

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.950

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
18804

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.21
9.0.1.0190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.07.09.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ (variant)
8.10024

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-09-07_4

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of torntv v9.0-codedownloader.exe (Adware)
2014.8.31.8

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.180.12643

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3585

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7074

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.177.1852.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.570

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbqziy
0.28.0.60577

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140709

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.07.09.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.Z
14.7.17.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14629

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11045

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.190

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
29708

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.1850

File size:
519.1 KB (531,512 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
PlusHD-V1.9.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\plushd-v1.9\plushd-v1.9-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bright circle investments Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/20/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bright circle investments Ltd., O=Bright circle investments Ltd., 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:
4347D0F2AD67F1767C932B3BFBEA7713

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/27/2014 1:03:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:291KYYsvFlQv7TLjv5PZVxVf5DW5GGEZQPo10Kf21/TbCpTBgXaeXBY:2JXQv7zv5DfjGEZoKf2JCpT+Kr

Entry address:
0x45118

Entry point:
E8, 3A, CB, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, D6, 47, 00, E8, 02, 4A, 00, 00, E8, 76, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, CD, CA, 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, 63, 85, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4553

Code size:
410.5 KB (420,352 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
e29193b0-b61f-4d86-ada8-6277dd849368-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
plushd-v1.9-codedownloader.exe \dehey \imykcbihw=task \bwwze='plushd-v1.9' \qhwat


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  (52.216.0.58:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-57.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.57:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-50.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.50:80)

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

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