ADW_CROSSRIDER.A
Adware.Crossid (Symantec); WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider.lpz (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt)
Windows
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
203,736 bytes
EXE
No
06 May 2015
Arrival Details
This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Other System Modifications
This adware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836\Status
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836\Status
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836
69795 = "Ge-ForcePlus v2"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836\Status
Installed = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836
69795 = "Ge-ForcePlus v2"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InstalledBrowserExtensions\
21836\Status
Installed = "1"
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://errors.{BLOCKED}ider.com/utility.gif?{random characters}
- http://errors.{BLOCKED}ider.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_a
- http://dl.{BLOCKED}entinputsrv.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_d
- http://dl.{BLOCKED}entinputsrv.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_c
- http://dl.{BLOCKED}entinputsrv.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_b
- http://dl.{BLOCKED}entinputsrv.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_e
- http://errors.{BLOCKED}ider.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_b
- http://dl.{BLOCKED}entinputsrv.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_a
- http://cr-installer-fallback.{BLOCKED}west-2.amazonaws.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_e
- http://cr-installer-fallback.{BLOCKED}west-2.amazonaws.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_c
- http://cr-installer-fallback.{BLOCKED}west-2.amazonaws.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_d
- http://errors.{BLOCKED}ider.com/web/gf/all/setup.exe_c
- {BLOCKED}.150.249
- {BLOCKED}175.10
- {BLOCKED}.162.17
It deletes itself after execution.
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.750
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions
- 21836
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\21836
- Status
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions
- 21836
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\21836
- Status
Step 3
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\21836
- 69795 = "Ge-ForcePlus v2"
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions\21836\Status
- Installed = "1"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InstalledBrowserExtensions\21836
- 69795 = "Ge-ForcePlus v2"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InstalledBrowserExtensions\21836\Status
- Installed = "1"
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ADW_CROSSRIDER.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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