hdvideo

hdvideo

Known Adware

by Crossrider Platform

What is hdvideo?

hdvideo is software application developed by Crossrider Platform. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 57.14% of installations running this operating system. hdvideo's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 11 files.

hdvideo is most popular in the United States with 40.00% of installations residing in this country.

About hdvideo?

The HDVideo software is a web browser ad injection extension designed to deliver various forms of advertisements to the user's browser, including static banners, videos, and context-hyper links. Often bundled with third-party download managers and additional offers, HDVideo may lead to the installation of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). This adware injects ads onto web pages indiscriminately, extending beyond those associated with the software or its affiliates. Furthermore, the program regularly communicates with remote servers to retrieve new ad feeds and reports the user's visited domains and URLs, as well as the links and advertisements clicked while browsing the web.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in hdvideo.

hdvideo-updater.exe (MD5: cb5abd9cb2bff48b074198183267ed6f) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Generic5.APUY
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.45
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7209
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HDVideo.A
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
hdvideo-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 53eaf015de0ac57a8e692d7f9eb5b4d1) has been flagged by 32 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Application.Heur.6u0@m0s7kznO
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider!
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.CrossRider
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG MultiBundle.V
Avira ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
AVware Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.45
Bitdefender Gen:Application.Heur.6u0@m0s7kznO
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Cyren W32/S-57f86df5!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7347
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/S-57f86df5!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Application.Heur.6u0@m0s7kznO
G Data Gen:Application.Heur.6u0@m0s7kznO
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.SuspectCRC
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0049c2a41 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0049c2a41 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HDVideo.A
McAfee Artemis!53EAF015DE0A
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Application.Heur.6u0@m0s7kznO
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwgoxb
Panda Antivirus Trj/Genetic.gen
Sophos Generic PUA BI
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Tencent Win32.Risk.Adware.Sxew
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OHO14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OHO14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
hdvideo-codedownloader.exe (MD5: 028a4a47847d84a9b71429fe2233bf08) has been flagged by 36 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Application.Heur.Iu0@m43q1BfO
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider!
avast! Win32:Crossrider-AG [PUP]
AVG MultiBundle.T
Avira ADWARE/CrossRider.A.3916
AVware Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.40
Bitdefender Gen:Application.Heur.Iu0@m43q1BfO
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Cyren W32/A-f837d5f1!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7193
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AJ potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Prot W32/A-f837d5f1!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Application.Heur.Iu0@m43q1BfO
G Data Gen:Application.Heur.Iu0@m43q1BfO
Jiangmin Adware/Agent.aozo
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HDVideo.A
McAfee Artemis!028A4A47847D
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.hh
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Application.Heur.Iu0@m43q1BfO
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwhmph
Panda Antivirus Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.e29
Sophos AppRider
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.CrossRider/Variant
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Tencent Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.1
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R047C0ELD14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047C0ELD14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.CrossRider
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.SuspectCRC
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0049c2a41 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0049c2a41 )
hdvideo-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: 5c6d1f25a34d1e7bcbb7420c19fa1f8e) has been flagged by 42 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Agent.OCJ
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.CrossRider
ALYac Adware.Agent.OCJ
avast! Win32:Crossrider-AP [PUP]
AVG MultiBundle.X
AVware Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.45
Bitdefender Adware.Agent.OCJ
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Cyren W32/AdLoad.AK2.gen!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.31429
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Agent.OCJ
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AK potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/AdLoad.AK2.gen
F-Secure Adware.Agent.OCJ
G Data Adware.Agent.OCJ
IKARUS anti.virus Gen.AdWare.Plush
K7 AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan ( 0049c2a41 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HDVideo.A
McAfee Artemis!5C6D1F25A34D
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareCross.th
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Agent.OCJ
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfsoqv
nProtect Adware.Agent.OCJ
Panda Antivirus Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.918
Sophos Generic PUA MM
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Tencent Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.5
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EHO14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EHO14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Zillya Adware.CrossRider.Win32.59
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit Application.Heur.E0B410
Avira ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
Jiangmin Adware/Agent.apru
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.CrossAd/Variant
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider!
hdvideo-bho.dll (MD5: ad9e9d91fad0dc2b77a1d8e52531f1f0) has been flagged by 39 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Application.Heur.Ey8@me2Eadii
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.CrossRider
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit Application.Heur.E0B410
avast! Win32:Crossrider-AK [PUP]
AVG MultiBundle.R
Avira ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
AVware Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BHO.77
Bitdefender Gen:Application.Heur.Ey8@me2Eadii
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Cyren W32/A-eb9ef301!Eldorado
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider1.5178
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AF potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Prot W32/A-eb9ef301!Eldorado
F-Secure Gen:Application.Heur.Ey8@me2Eadii
G Data Gen:Application.Heur.Ey8@me2Eadii
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.Win32.Feven
Jiangmin Adware/Agent.apru
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HDVideo.A
McAfee Artemis!AD9E9D91FAD0
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.gh
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Application.Heur.Ey8@me2Eadii
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider1.dovrly
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.14d
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.CrossAd/Variant
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EA915
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Zillya Adware.Agent.Win32.57725
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider!
Panda Antivirus Trj/Genetic.gen
Sophos AppRider
Tencent Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047C0ELD14

Startup Entries

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

Software Details

URL:
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\hdvideo
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\hdvideo\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
3.00 MB
Language:
English

hdvideo Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
hdvideo
Path:
C:\Program Files\hdvideo\utils.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by hdvideo
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
27f3c2c5bd610cd4982e3b04692feabe