Plus-HD-2.3

Plus-HD-2.3

Known Adware

by FIRSERIA

What is Plus-HD-2.3?

Plus-HD-2.3 is software application developed by FIRSERIA. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 72.77% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD-2.3's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files. The most common release is 1.27.153.8 with 51.70% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD-2.3 is most popular in Brazil with 60.22% of installations residing in this country.

Plus-HD-2.3 adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Plus-HD-2.3?

Plus HD is a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object (BHO) that is designed to deliver contextual-based advertising to the web browser. It may also modify the user's browser home and search pages, as well as the 'New Tab' pages, to promote advertising and search content. The software functions as adware and is often categorized as an unwanted application by multiple malware vendors. Despite being marketed as a variation of DivX Plus HD, it is important to note that Plus HD is not affiliated with DivX in any way.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD-2.3.

utils.exe (MD5: 4acff5e8622b5047a93fd0a4be480891) has been flagged by 27 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.Lyckriks
Dr.Web Adware.Plugin.73
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper.C
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.bf
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0802
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks
AVG Generic5.AKBV
Bkav FE W32.Clodb49.Trojan.f1ed
K7 AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!0DDD92DF708F
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!0DDD92DF708F
Symantec Adware.Adpopup
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Avira AntiVir Adware/Crossid.A.3
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Sophos Generic PUA NA
Plus-HD-2.3-updater.exe (MD5: d3a63d01c7201c61486acf6ee1d14469) has been flagged by 6 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic_r.GS
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-2.3-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 245465619cbc9797802d98dc178a8ef1) has been flagged by 21 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.J
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)
Avira AntiVir Adware/Crossid.A.3
AVG Generic5.AIIQ
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!2A58592F095C
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!2A58592F095C
Sophos Generic PUA NA
Bkav FE W32.Clodf47.Trojan.b6c6
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.9
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0613
Plus-HD-2.3-enabler.exe (MD5: 78c69d372ee64ffe904e8c4180514984) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Bkav FE W32.Clodf47.Trojan.b6c6
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.9
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!78C69D372EE6
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.K
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0613
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
AVG Generic_r.GS
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Plus-HD-2.3-codedownloader.exe (MD5: fb67a113ce7f8d13a0e436c0805091f3) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic_r.GS
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.K
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0917
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • Plus-HD-2.3-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_Plus-HD-2.3-enabler'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Plus-HD-2.3-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.3-firefoxinstaller.
  • Plus-HD-2.3-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.3-updater.
  • Plus-HD-2.3-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.3-enabler.
  • Plus-HD-2.3-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.3-codedownloader.
  • Plus-HD-2.3-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.3-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://plus-hd.com
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.3
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Plus-HD-2.3\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

Plus-HD-2.3 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
Plus-HD-2.3
Path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.3\utils.exe
MD5:
4acff5e8622b5047a93fd0a4be480891
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by Plus-HD-2.3
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
73c114ffd011a0e5401c1b6e58fb1996
EXE
utils.exe
Malware
4acff5e8622b5047a93fd0a4be480891
EXE
d529f63038e6dad22562879469332e9f
DLL
99b0523f0f86c47f41ae4ead89aee647
DLL
de94d9a9f3b0244b1d5b2b83de9fff5f
EXE
d3a63d01c7201c61486acf6ee1d14469
EXE
245465619cbc9797802d98dc178a8ef1
EXE
78c69d372ee64ffe904e8c4180514984
EXE
fb67a113ce7f8d13a0e436c0805091f3
EXE
2a58592f095c0839892905f67fc5f4a6