Brightcircle Investments Limited
Publisher Information
Brightcircle Investments Limited is a software publisher located in Nicosia, Strovolos in CY*. The company is a primary distributor of unwanted software. Part of the Brightcircle group of adware web browser extensions that utilize the Crossrider framework. These extensions are also known as Freven and are designed to utilize the framework in order to inject advertising banners in the underlying web browsers white space or by overlaying new ads over existing ones. Brightcircle distributes its software through malvertising practices such as displaying web pages taht tell the user that various core Windows software is out-dated and needs updating as well as drive-by downloads.
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.
Valid from:
3/8/2013 2:33:54 PM
Valid to:
3/8/2016 2:33:54 PM
Subject:
CN=Brightcircle Investments Limited, O=Brightcircle Investments Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Strovolos, C=CY
Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US
Serial number:
047f36483dc84c
Scanner detections:
Detections (100% detected)
Scan engine
Details
Detections
Reason Heuristics
PUP.Brightcircle (M), Adware.Crossrider (M)
100.00%
The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.
* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to Brightcircle Investments Limited by GoDaddy.com, Inc. on March 08, 2013 with the serial number '047f36483dc84c'.