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sense-nova.exe

Sense

Object Browser

The application sense-nova.exe has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Sense by Object Browser which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Object Browser

Product:
Sense

Description:
Sense exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
51cdfa12b5d7a4971ca39b76a0e751fc

SHA-1:
6c97498b2506b8c03f9e5ea1ba2dea7b3e92fdb6

SHA-256:
b8be61aa20ed853c07053c1da235cdeed33573273f311113259a6933cd7ad099

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/9/2025 11:04:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
923

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AdLoad
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.4953
7.11.152.176

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140727

AVG
Skodna
2015.0.3401

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14617

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
1.0.20.1040

Bkav FE
W32.CrossRiderD.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
8.14.07.27.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
7/27/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
11.2014-27-07_1

G Data
Win32.Application.Plush
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12278

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Sense.A
v2014.06.17.09

McAfee
Artemis!768454CDA6CA
5600.7057

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
15.0.0.624

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbihow
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.27.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.7.27.1

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0529
7.2.208

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
29708

File size:
587 KB (601,088 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
Sense.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sense\sense-nova.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 6:05:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7XPgr5Zv8GJ1FalanuK1oAWn4UIpTf/znkK5WE:7gPrYZKgRUTXznTwE

Entry address:
0x45B19

Entry point:
E8, 5D, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, B0, 47, 00, E8, E1, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9D, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F0, DE, 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, 3B, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3179

Code size:
416.5 KB (426,496 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
3aa8779c-31be-4c3d-8f4c-79ab4ab3a531-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
sense-nova.exe \oayphba='sense' \qiqpty=48292 \ckybk='000805' \cy


The file sense-nova.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Sense  by Object Browser
Sense is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that will attempt to modify the user's home and search page settings as well as display advertisements in the browser. The software will attach to IE, Chrome and Firefox.
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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  (54.231.120.41:80)

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