utility.exe

City Center Games (Extreme White Limited)

The application utility.exe by City Center Games (Extreme White Limited) has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named Crossbrowse triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Crossbrowse by CLARALABSOFTWARE 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.
Publisher:

Version:
105.0.0.0

MD5:
dd07d92ad7d495f7a9c8b8d9f46bbbf4

SHA-1:
1141007d8530ab26d60822ad908b4bc1dbe1bd8e

SHA-256:
23588313aba7386dc90562c7e744d94a072d4311673f2baa25bc6d153cbfafcc

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/4/2024 5:06:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Win32/DH{gRITfWUDICIlZABXTg}
2016.0.3116

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.29263
9.0.1.0127

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.CN potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11599

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.8.5.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15838

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2076

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossBrowse
v2015.05.14.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CityCenterGamesExtremeWhiteLimited
15.5.8.23

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
40034

File size:
1.8 MB (1,893,976 bytes)

Product version:
105.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\crossbrowse\crossbrowse\application\utility.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/15/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=City Center Games (Extreme White Limited), O=City Center Games (Extreme White Limited), STREET=Tassou Papadopulu 6 (flat/office 22), L=Nicosia, S=Agios Dometios, PostalCode=2373, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00808728FFBF020E8929813B59AA2EC529

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/30/2015 4:32:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:1Q+7a9bjH7hdgXSfi2BXXrT7pSy9fVGRl2YxJ5iaN46p:C0a9NWSfBB4R

Entry address:
0x122990

Entry point:
E8, 2B, 11, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C4, 9D, 5B, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 48, DE, 5A, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C4, 9D, 5B, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
1.3 MB (1,365,504 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Crossbrowse

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

Crossbrowse  by CLARALABSOFTWARE
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The file utility.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to lb-182-252.above.com  (103.224.182.252:80)

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