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ss8-bg.exe

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Berta Brid Eco

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 ss8-bg.exe by Berta Brid Eco has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
smart-saverplus  (signed by Berta Brid Eco)

Product:
ss8

Description:
ss8 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
c8d233cb886afa7532c5a9eb6eba92a8

SHA-1:
04c7407f7791d7cb71e56f114d369db1e7ded10c

SHA-256:
7e77437f1f4938d82edfb41a88307ca090da40b80e13bf22334346c73962a1b8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 Berta Brid Eco.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 11:22:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider (M)
17.2.21.8

File size:
584.4 KB (598,424 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
ss8.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ss8\ss8-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Berta Brid Eco

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Berta Brid Eco, O=Berta Brid Eco, 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:
00EF48FE90F98CEC7AF0FDEECC0B376D44

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/24/2014 10:36:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x4E337

Entry point:
E8, 60, CC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, AF, 48, 00, E8, 53, 49, 00, 00, E8, C7, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F3, CB, 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, 71, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
459.5 KB (470,528 bytes)

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