Plus-HD-2.2

Plus-HD-2.2

Known Adware

by FIRSERIA

What is Plus-HD-2.2?

Plus-HD-2.2 is software application developed by FIRSERIA. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 67.09% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD-2.2's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files. The most common release is 1.27.153.6 with 24.23% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD-2.2 is most popular in Italy with 24.87% of installations residing in this country.

Plus-HD-2.2 adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Plus-HD-2.2?

The Plus HD software is a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object designed to deliver contextual-based advertising to the user's web browser. This software may also modify the user's browser home and search pages, as well as 'New Tab' pages, to display advertising and push certain search results. It is important to note that the software is classified as adware and is considered an unwanted application by various malware vendors. We recommend exercising caution when considering installation of this software.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD-2.2.

Plus-HD-2.2-updater.exe (MD5: 5683e84c7e7a28075fb8fc7c202ae75d) has been flagged by 37 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.AddLyrics.AK
Avira AntiVir Adware/Crossid.A.3
avast! Win32:Adware-BMP [PUP]
AVG Generic_r
Bitdefender Adware.AddLyrics.AK
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.32
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.AddLyrics.AK
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Adware.AddLyrics.AK
G Data Adware.AddLyrics.AK
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.AddLyrics
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!5683E84C7E7A
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!5683E84C7E7A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.AddLyrics.AK
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cssnin
nProtect Adware.AddLyrics.AK
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.7a2
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
AhnLab-V3 Win-PUP/CrossRider
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.CroRi.bei
Avira ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
AVware Crossrider (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.aai
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0049f99a1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0049f99a1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CroRi.bei
Sophos AppRider
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJI14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EJI14
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.cu
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks
Plus-HD-2.2-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 8be9e9572f064b02e32ad8229e635625) has been flagged by 25 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
AVG Generic5.AQJX
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.J
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!8BE9E9572F06
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!8BE9E9572F06
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Sophos Generic PUA LG
Symantec Adware.FindLyrics
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0415
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.cu
K7 AntiVirus Riskware
K7GW Riskware
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cqktcv
Plus-HD-2.2-enabler.exe (MD5: c171c18200c2763c9e3f2d146de026b8) has been flagged by 13 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.8418
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
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.Crossrider.cqktcv
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-2.2-codedownloader.exe (MD5: 9eb547fd37bf5bbd5e159f57df9bfe29) has been flagged by 27 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
AVG Generic_r.GS
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.J
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.19
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!9EB547FD37BF
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!9EB547FD37BF
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.csbfcl
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Sophos AppRider
Symantec Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0415
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Avira AntiVir Adware/Safesaver.A
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.cu
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks
Plus-HD-2.2-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: 885a28eb971df061f66099acaa9c8ceb) has been flagged by 27 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Avira AntiVir Adware/Safesaver.A
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!885A28EB971D
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!885A28EB971D
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0401
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
AVG Generic5.AQJX
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.J
Sophos Generic PUA LG
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.cu
K7 AntiVirus Riskware
K7GW Riskware
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cqktcv

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • Plus-HD-2.2-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_Plus-HD-2.2-enabler'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Plus-HD-2.2-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.2-firefoxinstaller.
  • Plus-HD-2.2-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.2-enabler.
  • Plus-HD-2.2-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.2-updater.
  • Plus-HD-2.2-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.2-codedownloader.
  • Plus-HD-2.2-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.2-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://plus-hd.com
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.2
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Plus-HD-2.2\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

Plus-HD-2.2 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
Plus-HD-2.2
Path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.2\utils.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Plus-HD-2.2
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
Plus-HD-2.2-buttonutil64.exe
183028831993c9f0b46daacf175298fb
EXE
Plus-HD-2.2-buttonutil.exe
2b9527983db353ce588326df0cf09ecf
DLL
Plus-HD-2.2-bho64.dll
Adware
900e5a5b403df4fc9c70f61ac07bfb83
DLL
Plus-HD-2.2-bho.dll
Malware
54d71570f8a07082a764b8e2eb9a2799
EXE
Plus-HD-2.2-bg.exe
cadadb3b958b102cd22aa1adb89379f3