Plus-HD-4.4

Plus-HD-4.4

Known Adware

by FIRSERIA

What is Plus-HD-4.4?

Plus-HD-4.4 is software application developed by FIRSERIA. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 70.14% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD-4.4's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files. The most common release is 1.31.153.1 with 42.36% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD-4.4 is most popular in Brazil with 82.73% of installations residing in this country.

Plus-HD-4.4 adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Plus-HD-4.4?

Plus HD is a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object designed to deliver contextual-based advertising to the web browser. It has the capability to modify the user's browser home and search pages, as well as 'New Tab' pages, to incorporate advertising and search features. However, it has been identified as adware and is commonly categorized as unwanted software by numerous malware vendors.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD-4.4.

Plus-HD-4.4-updater.exe (MD5: b5c0f7fd3696b2e13cc5249592d6c614) has been flagged by 15 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.AddLyrics.AK
AVG Generic_r.GS
Bitdefender Adware.AddLyrics.AK
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.32
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.AddLyrics.AK (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
G Data Adware.AddLyrics.AK
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.AddLyrics.AK
nProtect Adware.AddLyrics.AK
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Sophos AppRider
Plus-HD-4.4-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 4620ba1e8eef43c9de8c98c70ca3ee9e) 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.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 Adware.FindLyrics
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-4.4-enabler.exe (MD5: a1945ce043f2fe306008d57e92f4628f) has been flagged by 19 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.27
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.Plush
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
F-Secure Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data Gen:Adware.Plush
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!A1945CE043F2
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!A1945CE043F2
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.Plush.1
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.ctitwc
Panda Antivirus PUP/PlusHD
Symantec Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0325
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
AVG Generic_r.GS
nProtect Adware.AddLyrics.AK
Sophos AppRider
Plus-HD-4.4-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: ad4b2e63b146a8e91f9ff1daed928ea5) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Plus-HD-4.4-bho.dll (MD5: c4056d3c2da80f838cd554ad7c78eea0) 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.V
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
Sophos AppRider
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • Plus-HD-4.4-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_Plus-HD-4.4-enabler'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Plus-HD-4.4-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-4.4-firefoxinstaller.
  • Plus-HD-4.4-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-4.4-enabler.
  • Plus-HD-4.4-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-4.4-codedownloader.
  • Plus-HD-4.4-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-4.4-updater.
  • Plus-HD-4.4-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-4.4-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://plus-hd.com
Support:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.4
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Plus-HD-4.4\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
5.00 MB
Language:
English

Plus-HD-4.4 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
Plus-HD-4.4
Path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-4.4\utils.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Plus-HD-4.4
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
Plus-HD-4.4-buttonutil.exe
842e35c1ba2dff0d0f9b82810b63d904
DLL
Plus-HD-4.4-bho64.dll
2ebb25b4cdfae12d3e88cfe975ad0569
DLL
Plus-HD-4.4-bho.dll
Malware
c4056d3c2da80f838cd554ad7c78eea0
EXE
Plus-HD-4.4-bg.exe
193e334bb8e5f6af210af61805a55e2b
DLL
Plus-HD-4.4-buttonutil64.dll
17a5605958cc3cd074825fab98f6b4b9