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totalplushd-3.1v07.01-codedownloader.exe

TotalPlusHD-3.1V07.01

AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

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 totalplushd-3.1v07.01-codedownloader.exe, “TotalPlusHD-3.1V07.01 exe” by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for HDPlus-3.1TotalV07.01 extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
HDPlus-3.1TotalV07.01  (signed by AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V07.01

Description:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V07.01 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
88834d121f7c1ae1149f407b56e79545

SHA-1:
bddc5566fb565f10544fcdaac7fb6d4f7198c33e

SHA-256:
cb9a60aa3ec2b786cbc6fb9713ec1a0a03a2c3a20b76068012b53b318da58cb5

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 4:22:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@maKsO9hO
740

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen4
7.11.199.234

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3218

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15126

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@maKsO9hO
1.0.20.130

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.58523
9.0.1.026

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.10974

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@maKsO9hO
11.2015-26-01_2

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@maKsO9hO
15.1.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2584

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
v2015.01.26.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.9u1@maKsO9hO
16.0.0.78

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.26.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
36448

File size:
982.5 KB (1,006,048 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
TotalPlusHD-3.1V07.01.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\totalplushd-3.1v07.01\totalplushd-3.1v07.01-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=AcDc Project (BrightCircle Investments Limited), 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:
00BB5CB272841409598560E8776848BBF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2015 6:05:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AZ6dRScd7xyXs0xi6i6IDUQgetDTIQ/pSgGTc7rW:tRSuMs0KvT/pSgGTc

Entry address:
0x8A642

Entry point:
E8, A9, E6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Code size:
695 KB (711,680 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
a180691f-66f7-46ac-8980-6e9cced24ffc-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
totalplushd-3.1v07.01-codedownloader.exe \rawdata=zmbdoqfx0qqdbp+frqteox4xmrg8pye\rx3n6nqa5


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-45.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.45:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.0.226:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

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