What is Amazon Mini?

Amazon Mini is software application developed by Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform). It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 (SP1) with nearly ~99% of installations running this operating system. Amazon Mini's installer is typically 6.00 MB in size and installs around 14 files.

Amazon Mini is most popular in the United States with 70.00% of installations residing in this country.

About Amazon Mini?

Amazon Mini is a browser extension supported by advertisements, ensuring that users are exposed to a variety of promotional content as they browse different websites. The extension features a browser toolbar that showcases sponsored links, banner ads, pop-unders, coupons, and targeted advertising, including in-text ads and keyword-based displays.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Amazon Mini.

utils.exe (MD5: 660012494271b180c5de5d37276d18a0) has been flagged by 23 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
avast!	2014.9-140422	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Baidu-International	4.0.3.14422	Adware.Win32.Graftor.77
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4959	HW32.CDB
ESET-NOD32	8.9613	Win32/Packed.VMDetector.D
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.Generic.910087
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.ANCJ
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.Generic.910087
Dr.Web	7.00.8.02260	Trojan.Crossrider.7519
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Adware.Generic.910087 (B)
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Generic.910087
G Data	24	Adware.Generic.910087
K7 AntiVirus	9.176.11663	Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
K7GW	9.176.11663	Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!3AAA14A4BC67
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!3AAA14A4BC67
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.910087
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA OF
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05BI14
VIPRE Antivirus	28082	Crossrider (fs)

Amazon Mini-enabler.exe (MD5: 3aaa14a4bc675dbb32b0507840445662) has been flagged by 21 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.Generic.910087
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.ANCJ
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.Generic.910087
Dr.Web	7.00.8.02260	Trojan.Crossrider.7519
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Adware.Generic.910087 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9639	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Generic.910087
G Data	24	Adware.Generic.910087
K7 AntiVirus	9.176.11663	Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
K7GW	9.176.11663	Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!3AAA14A4BC67
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!3AAA14A4BC67
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.910087
Sophos	4.98.0	Generic PUA OF
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05BI14
VIPRE Antivirus	28082	Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win64.Crossrider.D

Amazon Mini-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: 49a105922decdcf80a3b767bc41ed6ab) has been flagged by 6 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.ANIS
ESET-NOD32	9626	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.Y
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0220
VIPRE Antivirus	27946	Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win64.Crossrider.D

Amazon Mini-bho64.dll (MD5: 97cf8b67577c143535c6aa21eff4bbef) has been flagged by 4 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win64.Crossrider.D
ESET-NOD32	9686	a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.D
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
VIPRE Antivirus	28298	Crossrider (fs)

Amazon Mini-bho.dll (MD5: a35f3f50256dbd41ac91e38de8bffe2a) has been flagged by 7 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.APDB
ESET-NOD32	9626	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.AmazonMini.A
Sophos	4.98.0	AppRider
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0219
VIPRE Antivirus	27946	Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win64.Crossrider.D

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

Amazon Mini-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Amazon Mini-enabler.
Amazon Mini-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Amazon Mini-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:

https://crossrider.com/pages/privacy

Support:

–

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\amazon mini

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Amazon Mini\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1

Size:

6.00 MB

Language:

English

Amazon Mini Executable Details

Primary executable:

utils.exe

Name:

Amazon Mini

Path:

C:\Program Files\amazon mini\utils.exe

MD5:

660012494271b180c5de5d37276d18a0

SHA-1:

–

SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

Amazon Mini-buttonutil.exe

b3158d43d160ad8e3b40127a4b31a99e

DLL

Amazon Mini-bho64.dll

Malware

97cf8b67577c143535c6aa21eff4bbef

DLL

Amazon Mini-bho.dll

Adware

a35f3f50256dbd41ac91e38de8bffe2a

EXE

Amazon Mini-bg.exe

f3031ee7614e92768ef587a9e171c7d9

File Type	Filename	MD5
EXE	Amazon Mini-buttonutil.exe	b3158d43d160ad8e3b40127a4b31a99e
DLL	Amazon Mini-bho64.dll Malware	97cf8b67577c143535c6aa21eff4bbef
DLL	Amazon Mini-bho.dll Adware	a35f3f50256dbd41ac91e38de8bffe2a
EXE	Amazon Mini-bg.exe	f3031ee7614e92768ef587a9e171c7d9