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the wedownload manager-bg.exe

The weDownload Manager

Naruto Source

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 the wedownload manager-bg.exe, “The weDownload Manager exe” by Naruto Source has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. 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 part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
weDownload  (signed by Naruto Source)

Product:
The weDownload Manager

Description:
The weDownload Manager exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
9eea4eb0a08fb8c64182f4df9cd4a545

SHA-1:
c7fdddb9add21c179e02738cd4682a3a243a819a

SHA-256:
4c4b33f451d5aeca92f010222c778de0b3addd2b692247bf81548120d39b1da8

Scanner detections:
30 / 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 Naruto Source.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 7:18:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
778

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2014.11.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.173.230

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-M [PUP]
2014.9-141219

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3378

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
1.0.20.1765

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Crossrider-42
0.98/19469

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.29178
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
8.14.12.19.01

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

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/GoogUpdate.AL!tr
12/19/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
11.2014-19-12_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Crossrider
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13451

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.weDownload.A
v2014.08.19.10

McAfee
Artemis!9EEA4EB0A08F
5600.7034

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374109
15.0.0.1059

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Crossrider.dedzie
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.636272
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.19.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.NarutoSource.Z
14.8.19.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
23.00.65.14817

Sophos
weDownload Manager
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Adwapper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.GoogUpdate.Win32.747
2.0.0.1929

File size:
589.9 KB (604,008 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
The weDownload Manager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\the wedownload manager\the wedownload manager-bg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Naruto Source

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Naruto Source, O=Naruto Source, 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:
1CE82906A7F364268F66771839675655

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/17/2014 6:09:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:izP1oZ+NVfFuW93gM1TlgfWgicIKTSoaP:izuiaSSQcbTC

Entry address:
0x4EB68

Entry point:
E8, 5F, CC, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, CE, 48, 00, E8, 52, 49, 00, 00, E8, C6, 1C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F2, 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, 70, 51, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4649

Code size:
465 KB (476,160 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-23-23-140-252.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.140.252:443)

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