Plus-HD-1.6

Plus-HD-1.6

Known Adware

by Kimahri Software inc.

What is Plus-HD-1.6?

Plus-HD-1.6 is software application developed by Kimahri Software inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 65.33% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD-1.6's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files. The most common release is 1.28.153.5 with 22.26% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD-1.6 is most popular in the United States with 39.14% of installations residing in this country.

Plus-HD-1.6 adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Plus-HD-1.6?

FIRSERIA distributes Plus HD, a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object that delivers context-based advertising to the web browser. Additionally, it may modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to display advertising and search content. This software is categorized as adware and is often considered unwanted by various malware vendors. Despite being marketed as a variation of DivX Plus HD, it is not affiliated with DivX. The End-User License Agreement states that Licensors may offer changes to the user's Internet Browser settings during installation, but these changes can be reconfigured by the user at any time through the options dialog available on the Internet Browser. These changes may include modifying the homepage, default search engine, and page displayed when opening a new tab.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD-1.6.

utils.exe (MD5: cfbdd1e08386fa5fe6e0774a3fd049f1) has been flagged by 28 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Packed.VMDetector.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0717
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.AddLyrics.AH
AVG Generic_r.GS
Bitdefender Adware.AddLyrics.AH
Bkav FE W32.Clod92c.Trojan.f4b4
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.19
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.AddLyrics.AH (B)
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Adware.AddLyrics.AH
G Data Adware.AddLyrics.AH
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.AddLyrics
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!B6B7DBA92112
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!B6B7DBA92112
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.AddLyrics.AH
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.csbfcl
nProtect Adware.AddLyrics.AH
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.Lyckriks
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.dm
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks.ly
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Sophos Generic PUA KI
Symantec Adware.FindLyrics
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks
Plus-HD-1.6-updater.exe (MD5: 657d092ed64f0f01bbb78eb925c1ab4f) has been flagged by 18 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
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
G Data Adware.AddLyrics.AK
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.AddLyrics
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.AddLyrics.AK
nProtect Adware.AddLyrics.AK
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
McAfee Artemis!A438A3DA37E7
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!A438A3DA37E7
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1118
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Plus-HD-1.6-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: d29632e2e47066b44df6464c19bb300f) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
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-1.6-enabler.exe (MD5: a438a3da37e70274c8a84b236a6319b5) has been flagged by 10 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic5.AJKA
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.27
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!A438A3DA37E7
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!A438A3DA37E7
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1118
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Plus-HD-1.6-codedownloader.exe (MD5: b6b7dba921122635361182d26f5fd7a9) has been flagged by 28 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.AddLyrics.AH
AVG Generic_r.GS
Bitdefender Adware.AddLyrics.AH
Bkav FE W32.Clod92c.Trojan.f4b4
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.19
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.AddLyrics.AH (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure Adware.AddLyrics.AH
G Data Adware.AddLyrics.AH
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.AddLyrics
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee Artemis!B6B7DBA92112
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!B6B7DBA92112
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.AddLyrics.AH
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.csbfcl
nProtect Adware.AddLyrics.AH
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1112
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.Lyckriks
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.dm
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 00454f261 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks.ly
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Sophos Generic PUA KI
Symantec Adware.FindLyrics
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • Plus-HD-1.6-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_Plus-HD-1.6-enabler'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Plus-HD-1.6-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.6-updater.
  • Plus-HD-1.6-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.6-firefoxinstaller.
  • Plus-HD-1.6-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.6-enabler.
  • Plus-HD-1.6-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.6-codedownloader.
  • Plus-HD-1.6-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-1.6-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
https://plus-hd.com
Support:
https://plus-hd.com/terms
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-1.6
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Plus-HD-1.6\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

Plus-HD-1.6 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
Plus-HD-1.6
Path:
C:\Program Files\plus-hd-1.6\utils.exe
MD5:
cfbdd1e08386fa5fe6e0774a3fd049f1
SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Plus-HD-1.6
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
281b6ed3342263c274fcb2525385c5a3
EXE
a018ead4c8e31026e70d93f7e98c32a0
DLL
945821439118648109887cdacccc4372
DLL
a9546cf1a60bc6826df4e2251ca3a61b
EXE
06dbf35a7b97fd374daccd30c5670a76