pwkqv.exe

VideoMedia+Player_v2.3

Railroad Party Apps

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application pwkqv.exe, “VideoMedia+Player_v2.3 exe” by Railroad Party Apps has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. 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-184-168-221-45.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
enter  (signed by Railroad Party Apps)

Product:
VideoMedia+Player_v2.3

Description:
VideoMedia+Player_v2.3 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
9d5d3fb46177aeb7a8f4337caae70e59

SHA-1:
5100db748f3424ca3d43d26c20e2be3026589f9e

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:53:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@kuh@FCoO
803

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.11.18

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.186.196

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AP [PUP]
2014.9-141123

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3280

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.141123

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.2v1@kuh@FCoO
1.0.20.1635

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Plush.GRI
20112

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.40511
9.0.1.0327

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AX (variant)
8.10736

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.AX!tr
11/23/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14071

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.2902

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.VideoMediaPlayer.A
v2014.11.23.01

McAfee
Artemis!9D5D3FB46177
5600.6937

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.981

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.djbspt
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a87
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.RailroadPartyApps.F
14.11.23.12

Sophos
Generic PUA FB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1116
7.2.327

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
34872

File size:
1.9 MB (1,940,896 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
VideoMedia+Player_v2.3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\pwkqv.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/19/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/20/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Railroad Party Apps, O=Railroad Party Apps, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
066FE8567876E15A3F87AB41B136D294

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2014 12:38:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:k7MJMmdgfBEFIYYyBAJy3RpS5+TuZ1V1DzZ:fJopEP9BAJD7

Entry address:
0xEB9E1

Entry point:
E8, 65, FD, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 98, FE, 00, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 8F, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 82, FE, 00, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 83, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 70, AC, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 9D, 2E, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 70, AC, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, FC, EA...
 
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Entropy:
6.8492

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,108,992 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-45.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.45:80)

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