Plus-HD-1.3

Plus-HD-1.3

Known Adware

by FIRSERIA

What is Plus-HD-1.3?

Plus-HD-1.3 is software application developed by FIRSERIA. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 60.65% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD-1.3's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 17 files. The most common release is 1.31.153.4 with 23.56% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD-1.3 is most popular in the United States with 61.11% of installations residing in this country.

Plus-HD-1.3 adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Plus-HD-1.3?

Plus HD is a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object designed to deliver contextual-based advertising to the user's web browser. It may also modify the browser's home and search pages, as well as 'New Tab' pages, to promote advertising and search. This software is classified as adware and is often identified as an unwanted application by multiple malware vendors.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD-1.3.

Plus-HD-1.3-updater.exe (MD5: 6fb2569e5e70a057bd44cd4a6d775799) has been flagged by 18 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Agent.NWH
AVG Generic_r.GS
Bitdefender Adware.Agent.NWH
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.32
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Agent.NWH (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
F-Secure Adware.Agent.NWH
G Data Adware.Agent.NWH
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Agent.NWH
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cssnin
nProtect Adware.Agent.NWH
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.K
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
Plus-HD-1.3-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 19db3999adb6066dada62a6ab2ceb31b) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-1.3-enabler.exe (MD5: 7f615000e22b1122de72aa41c89859fd) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.K
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-1.3-codedownloader.exe (MD5: f2adf0fdf2bdb75efd3d5ba07c066d9b) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.T
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.BL
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-1.3-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: 0a04a377db26f2d9e1da0df5e549e915) has been flagged by 14 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.K
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.K
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.PUP.csscah
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
Symantec WS.Reputation.1

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • Plus-HD-1.3-firefoxinstaller.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Plus-HD-1.3-firefoxinstaller'.
  • Plus-HD-1.3-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_Plus-HD-1.3-enabler'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Plus-HD-1.3-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.3-firefoxinstaller.
  • Plus-HD-1.3-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.3-enabler.
  • Plus-HD-1.3-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.3-codedownloader.
  • Plus-HD-1.3-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.3-updater.
  • Plus-HD-1.3-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.3-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://plus-hd.com
Support:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-1.3
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Plus-HD-1.3\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

Plus-HD-1.3 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
Plus-HD-1.3
Path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-1.3\utils.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Plus-HD-1.3
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
68b4efab79d78c143231c46bbb57c33e
EXE
19e2bf9a522c17faa9824cbf149cddeb
DLL
e75e7f28fdcff122f34b3616c97d8e48
DLL
6a0ffb8a5c70c991cc671c9fe199f644
EXE
6bea03f820a28f02aa7824b2b05a22bc
CRX
2c67144eb434d1e1eedcac2a02bfcf40
XPI
6a488f76123a3eacea13c512a1b1f766