media enhance

media enhance

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by Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform)

What is media enhance?

media enhance is software application developed by Crossrider Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Platform). It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 56.67% of installations running this operating system. media enhance's installer is typically 6.00 MB in size and installs around 12 files.

media enhance is most popular in the United States with 58.97% of installations residing in this country.

About media enhance?

This software program facilitates the display of advertisements through affiliated providers, including banner, inline text links, and popups. Its primary aim is to promote the installation of additional content, such as web browser toolbars and optimization utilities, in order to generate pay-per-click revenue for the publisher. Common symptoms of infection include hyperlinked text on web pages, browser popups suggesting fake updates or software, and unwanted adware programs being installed without the user's knowledge. Additionally, the presence of this adware may cause web pages to load slowly due to the increased number of ads.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in media enhance.

utils.exe (MD5: 2ee5cd85dbac8ca9d8873f1ff885e466) has been flagged by 30 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Adware
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.VMDetector.E
Bkav FE HW32.CDB
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.4780
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AB
K7 AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan ( 004973ed1 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
McAfee Artemis!2EE5CD85DBAC
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!2EE5CD85DBAC
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0314
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Agent.NZH
AVG Generic5.APHA
Bitdefender Adware.Agent.NZH
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Agent.NZH (B)
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Adware.Agent.NZH
G Data Adware.Agent.NZH
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Agent
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.v.(kcloud)
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Agent.NZH
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwhmph
nProtect Adware.Agent.NZH
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance
Sophos AppRider
Trend Micro ADW_MEDEN
ViRobot Adware.Agent.501760.B
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
media enhance-updater.exe (MD5: 621201410cdba39f7c4b4cb0b3a51624) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic5.APPS
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Lyrics.71
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Trend Micro ADW_MEDEN
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_MEDEN
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
ViRobot Adware.Agent.330752.R
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
McAfee Artemis!621201410CDB
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!621201410CDB
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MediaEnhance.A
Sophos AppRider
media enhance-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 16aacb57dcb4278b375b85a0750e9f89) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Lyrics.71
Symantec Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05CH14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
ViRobot Adware.Agent.820224.C
AVG MalSign.Crossrider Advanced Technologies
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.Y
McAfee Artemis!16AACB57DCB4
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!16AACB57DCB4
Sophos Generic PUA NB
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MediaEnhance.A
media enhance-enabler.exe (MD5: c29388fc76a8ba5f0c2062a40d0d29b8) has been flagged by 24 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.11159997
AVG Generic5.APNE
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Lyrics.71
Bitdefender Trojan.Generic.11159997
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.950
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.Generic.11159997 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AC
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/CrossR
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.11159997
G Data Trojan.Generic.11159997
IKARUS anti.virus Trojan.SuspectCRC
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 004985a61 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004985a61 )
McAfee Adware-CrossR!C29388FC76A8
McAfee-GW-Edition Adware-CrossR!C29388FC76A8
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.11159997
nProtect Trojan.Generic.11159997
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0CBOH0DJ14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MediaEnhance.A
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Trend Micro ADW_MEDEN
ViRobot Adware.Agent.673792
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance
media enhance-codedownloader.exe (MD5: 4086760bd5b5e6588263ba60af4698b7) has been flagged by 28 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Agent.NZH
AVG Generic5.APHA
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.40
Bitdefender Adware.Agent.NZH
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7193
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Agent.NZH (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Adware.Agent.NZH
G Data Adware.Agent.NZH
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Agent
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 004965781 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004965781 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.v.(kcloud)
McAfee Adware-CrossR!4086760BD5B5
McAfee-GW-Edition Adware-CrossR!4086760BD5B5
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Agent.NZH
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwhmph
nProtect Adware.Agent.NZH
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0312
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance
Sophos AppRider
Trend Micro ADW_MEDEN
ViRobot Adware.Agent.501760.B
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MediaEnhance.A
Symantec WS.Reputation.1

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • media enhance-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named media enhance-updater.
  • media enhance-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named media enhance-firefoxinstaller.
  • media enhance-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named media enhance-enabler.
  • media enhance-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named media enhance-codedownloader.
  • media enhance-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named media enhance-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://crossrider.com/pages/extension_eula
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\media enhance
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\media enhance\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
6.00 MB
Language:
English

media enhance Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
media enhance
Path:
C:\Program Files\media enhance\utils.exe
MD5:
2ee5cd85dbac8ca9d8873f1ff885e466
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by media enhance
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
uninstall.exe
deb664060bdc7b67b138f3a5235e229b
EXE
utils.exe
Malware
2ee5cd85dbac8ca9d8873f1ff885e466
CRX
44150.crx
9fed235d06ac0c6a6cbb4812d7b105b3
EXE
media enhance-updater.exe
Malware
621201410cdba39f7c4b4cb0b3a51624
EXE
media enhance-firefoxinstaller.exe
Malware
16aacb57dcb4278b375b85a0750e9f89
EXE
media enhance-enabler.exe
Adware
c29388fc76a8ba5f0c2062a40d0d29b8
EXE
media enhance-codedownloader.exe
Malware
4086760bd5b5e6588263ba60af4698b7
EXE
media enhance-chromeinstaller.exe
Malware
0832d4ca1f0f32a95034a1d95c3ece6c
DLL
media enhance-bho64.dll
Adware
1222c711803a031b92e186bfb2df4ebd
DLL
media enhance-bho.dll
Malware
e33e76614a41ef2e5d6a768801c3f847