Plus-HD-2.5

Plus-HD-2.5

Known Adware

by FIRSERIA

What is Plus-HD-2.5?

Plus-HD-2.5 is software application developed by FIRSERIA. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.90% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD-2.5's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files. The most common release is 1.27.153.5 with 22.00% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD-2.5 is most popular in Brazil with 46.58% of installations residing in this country.

Plus-HD-2.5 adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Plus-HD-2.5?

Plus HD is a browser extension and Browser Helper Object designed to deliver contextual-based advertising to the web browser. It also modifies the user's browser home and search pages, as well as 'New Tab' pages, in order to display advertising and search results. This software is classified as adware and is typically identified as an unwanted application by various malware vendors. It is important to note that despite marketing efforts suggesting a link to DivX, Plus HD is not associated with DivX in any way.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD-2.5.

Plus-HD-2.5-updater.exe (MD5: 8b6d4e4e6be297d7c413a52a36b94d91) has been flagged by 23 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
avast! Win32:Adware-BMP [PUP]
AVG Generic_r
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.12167
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
F-Prot W32/A-eb9ef301
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.CrossRider
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwsaki
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
K7GW Trojan ( 050000001 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Avira AntiVir Adware/CrossRider.A.1680
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Crossrider!
Baidu-International Adware.Win64.Crossrider.B
Plus-HD-2.5-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 1ffabdf306d3013f3b732ff3a2b6e8ad) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.aai
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-2.5-enabler.exe (MD5: 7ba3d4be2b8cd5bb86273da2884c0c54) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.aai
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-2.5-codedownloader.exe (MD5: aa059d82807901097855c084717eadfb) has been flagged by 16 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Avira AntiVir Adware/CrossRider.A.1680
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7308
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.cwvwnv
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Crossrider!
Baidu-International Adware.Win64.Crossrider.B
Plus-HD-2.5-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: cfb7eaf182b536297f99729e0aa30fca) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.aai
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • Plus-HD-2.5-updater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Plus-HD-2.5-updater'.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-firefoxinstaller.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Plus-HD-2.5-firefoxinstaller'.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_Plus-HD-2.5-enabler'.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-codedownloader.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Plus-HD-2.5-codedownloader'.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-chromeinstaller.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Plus-HD-2.5-chromeinstaller'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Plus-HD-2.5-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.5-updater.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.5-codedownloader.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.5-chromeinstaller.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.5-enabler.
  • Plus-HD-2.5-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-2.5-firefoxinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://plus-hd.com
Support:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.5
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Plus-HD-2.5\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

Plus-HD-2.5 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
Plus-HD-2.5
Path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-2.5\utils.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Plus-HD-2.5
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
c887d305ea098d35aa72ffaa84b60c38
EXE
a0bdc8051a740904d9e5f24d697f6875
EXE
8b6d4e4e6be297d7c413a52a36b94d91
EXE
1ffabdf306d3013f3b732ff3a2b6e8ad
EXE
7ba3d4be2b8cd5bb86273da2884c0c54
EXE
aa059d82807901097855c084717eadfb
EXE
cfb7eaf182b536297f99729e0aa30fca
EXE
886a0e9987e271c66512557d064c0cb6
EXE
84c2fcbb95b0199b6ed8eb47549b2304
DLL
d97c0b077153236c7d70f2e67ab8c96a