Plus-HD-3.8

Plus-HD-3.8

Known Adware

by FIRSERIA

What is Plus-HD-3.8?

Plus-HD-3.8 is software application developed by FIRSERIA. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 62.03% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD-3.8's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files. The most common release is 1.27.153.11 with 65.28% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD-3.8 is most popular in Germany with 71.21% of installations residing in this country.

About Plus-HD-3.8?

Plus HD is a browser extension and Browser Helper Object designed to deliver contextual-based advertising within the web browser. It may also modify the user's browser home and search pages, as well as 'New Tab' pages, to display advertising and search content. This application is categorized as adware and is generally considered an unwanted program by multiple malware vendors. Despite being marketed as a variation of DivX Plus HD, it is not associated with DivX in any way.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD-3.8.

utils.exe (MD5: 44ba722f57fabf2d9c398199cfef3b19) has been flagged by 21 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Packed.ScrambleWrapper.C
Bkav FE HW32.CDB
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper.C
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0716
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7193
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush.1
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
AVG Generic5.AOLM
Sophos AppRider
Plus-HD-3.8-updater.exe (MD5: f6aa44bc752806e063c89f7ab6cfb1b2) has been flagged by 19 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.X
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7209
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
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
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
Symantec Adware.Crossid
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0311
AVG Generic5.AOLM
Sophos AppRider
Plus-HD-3.8-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 204e9b62695e27654c18e5293b1274ef) has been flagged by 17 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.Y
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7618
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.Y
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
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.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0311
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
AVG Generic5.AOLM
Sophos AppRider
Plus-HD-3.8-enabler.exe (MD5: bdfc0edc65460c5403df9d734986efba) has been flagged by 20 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.X
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7519
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
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.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0311
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
AVG Generic5.AOLM
Sophos AppRider
Plus-HD-3.8-codedownloader.exe (MD5: a5474618badce3284510b0d9edce0f49) has been flagged by 20 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossRider.X
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.7193
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
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.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0312
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Qihoo-360 Malware.QVM10.Gen
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Crossrider
AVG Generic5.AOLM
Sophos AppRider

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Plus-HD-3.8-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-3.8-updater.
  • Plus-HD-3.8-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-3.8-firefoxinstaller.
  • Plus-HD-3.8-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-3.8-enabler.
  • Plus-HD-3.8-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-3.8-codedownloader.
  • Plus-HD-3.8-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-3.8-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://plus-hd.com
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-3.8
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Plus-HD-3.8\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

Plus-HD-3.8 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
Plus-HD-3.8
Path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-3.8\utils.exe
MD5:
44ba722f57fabf2d9c398199cfef3b19
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by Plus-HD-3.8
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
Plus-HD-3.8-bho.dll
Malware
86616074349c75774ff4ca40001c83c0
EXE
Plus-HD-3.8-bg.exe
71695279f8fa0907e0cc51cf9855e14d
DLL
Plus-HD-3.8-buttonutil.dll
1c6df895d4ac7c4d9409ff7a380b0cdd
DLL
Plus-HD-3.8-buttonutil64.dll
ffc6d125ef16432a28cf3c75d0ea4859
EXE
Plus-HD-3.8-helper.exe
a7b05302421a9a65697605dd44a3db3f