free ven

free ven

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by Kimahri Software inc.

What is free ven?

free ven is software application developed by Kimahri Software inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 46.15% of installations running this operating system. free ven's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 16 files. The most common release is 1.34.3.6 with 57.26% of all installations currently using this version.

free ven is most popular in France with 23.21% of installations residing in this country.

free ven adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About free ven?

This adware program serves various types of advertisements, including banners, inline text links, and pop-ups, in collaboration with its affiliate ad providers. These ads are designed to promote the installation of additional content, such as web browser toolbars, optimization utilities, and other products, with the aim of generating pay-per-click revenue for the publisher. Common symptoms of infection include the conversion of random web page text into hyperlinks, the appearance of browser pop-ups recommending fake updates or software, and the installation of other unwanted adware programs without the user's knowledge. Additionally, users may experience slow web page downloads due to the presence of multiple ads.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in free ven.

utils.exe (MD5: 0aaae6e9557f945dac5169e94c288a99) has been flagged by 27 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Adware
Bkav FE HW32.CDB
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Freeven.A
Symantec WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GE.203227CA
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Generic5.APPR
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.45
Bitdefender Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.GenericKD.1625657 (B)
F-Secure Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
G Data Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
K7 AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
McAfee Artemis!182A47BD936D
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!182A47BD936D
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Feven
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
nProtect Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance
Sophos Generic PUA AK
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R047C0SCJ14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
ViRobot Adware.Agent.2051584
free ven-updater.exe (MD5: af207b7963649845888ff494bd28c08c) has been flagged by 23 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Generic.908945
AVG Generic5.APPS
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Feven.gen
Bitdefender Adware.Generic.908945
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Generic.908945 (B)
F-Secure Adware.Generic.908945
G Data Adware.Generic.908945
K7 AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Freeven.A
McAfee Artemis!AF207B796364
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!AF207B796364
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Feven
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Generic.908945
Sophos Generic PUA BB
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0SCM14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0SCM14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
nProtect Trojan.Generic.11050974
ViRobot Adware.Agent.2051584
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.D
free ven-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 0016a2fc1695fffc617c60cec09faca6) has been flagged by 7 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.45
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Freeven.A
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance
Symantec Adware.Crossid
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047H05CJ14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Crossrider.D
free ven-enabler.exe (MD5: 182a47bd936d680e3c4355ced20950a0) has been flagged by 25 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Generic5.APPR
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.45
Bitdefender Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.GenericKD.1625657 (B)
F-Secure Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
G Data Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
K7 AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Freeven.A
McAfee Artemis!182A47BD936D
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!182A47BD936D
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Feven
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
nProtect Trojan.GenericKD.1625657
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance
Sophos Generic PUA AK
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R047C0SCJ14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047C0SCJ14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
ViRobot Adware.Agent.2051584
free ven-codedownloader.exe (MD5: 32a44acbe3674109686f05bc367d21e5) has been flagged by 24 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Generic.908457
AVG Generic5.APNC
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.CrossAd.45
Bitdefender Adware.Generic.908457
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Generic.908457 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.X
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Adware.Generic.908457
G Data Adware.Generic.908457
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0049590e1 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Freeven.A
McAfee Artemis!32A44ACBE367
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!32A44ACBE367
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/Feven
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Generic.908457
Sophos Generic PUA OM
Symantec Adware.Crossid
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0SCK14
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0SCM14
nProtect Trojan.Generic.11050974
ViRobot Adware.Agent.2051584
Panda Antivirus Adware/MediaEnhance

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • free ven-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_free ven-enabler'.

Startup Entries

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

Software Details

URL:
https://crossrider.com/pages/privacy
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\free ven
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\free ven\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

free ven Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
free ven
Path:
C:\Program Files\free ven\utils.exe
MD5:
0aaae6e9557f945dac5169e94c288a99
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by free ven
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
free ven-chromeinstaller.exe
Toolbar
7c29c166207ce48b77e4e60ff1fd4605
DLL
free ven-bho64.dll
Malware
83c4fb4a760892b3af750e2ef0656a3b
DLL
free ven-bho.dll
Toolbar
b32b4a0b63ad671ea7062de5d4e63ff7
EXE
free ven-bg.exe
98436db405aed046f29ed31910146b0f
CRX
51684.crx
d5558ada3f478c2adf96adde5b8ee1b8
XPI
51684.xpi
110ac6a0241d8dbeb14f38fc0307a28c