ukgjf.exe

videos+ MediaPlayer+

Pani Poni Network

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 ukgjf.exe, “videos+ MediaPlayer+ exe” by Pani Poni Network has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named UKGJF triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program videos+ MediaPlayer+ by Gogo Network Club which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
enter  (signed by Pani Poni Network)

Product:
videos+ MediaPlayer+

Description:
videos+ MediaPlayer+ exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
28b17ffc9668d8abd0eecad4b287c962

SHA-1:
8da100360554aa8b1ea8d4dd80ad7de253cff77f

SHA-256:
18786c30d1cc5d92f361a6b0b760cfaf16b1f2a76f2239a7593838889b7e03f3

Scanner detections:
16 / 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). Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 11:29:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
870

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.09.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen7
7.11.172.162

AVG
Derzany
2015.0.3282

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.09.18.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AQ (variant)
8.10428

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-18-09_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.9.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.NSIS.GoogUpdate
14.0.0.2903

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Cinemax.A
v2014.09.18.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.783

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.PaniPoniNetwork.F
14.9.19.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
33178

File size:
1.9 MB (1,972,640 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
videos+ MediaPlayer+.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\ukgjf.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Pani Poni Network, O=Pani Poni Network, 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:
00D7E501E7ADAA5764867C0B6158D78CDF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2014 4:10:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3UliaR42GWkFBx+7zxdLi6cKx4dnMB+NDYDvdyG4oupSqETKj5soJRaTzsIFtz36:PJP4fLHInZNfG4oupSqETiUzn+nPRxr

Entry address:
0xED094

Entry point:
E8, 42, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 75, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 6C, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 5F, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 60, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, E0, 36, 55, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, E0, 36, 55, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D9, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8693

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,144,832 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
UKGJF

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file ukgjf.exe has been discovered within the following program.

videos+ MediaPlayer+  by Gogo Network Club
This is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-37.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.37:80)

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