What is Plus-HD?

Plus-HD is software application developed by Kimahri Software inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 (SP1) with nearly ~99% of installations running this operating system. Plus-HD's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 16 files. The most common release is 1.34.3.6 with 75.00% of all installations currently using this version.

Plus-HD is most popular in the United States with 100.00% of installations residing in this country.

About Plus-HD?

Plus HD is a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object designed to deliver contextual based advertising to the web browser. It also has the capability to modify the user's browser home and search pages, as well as 'New Tab' pages, in order to push advertising and search content. The software is considered to be adware and is classified as an unwanted application by multiple malware vendors. According to the End User License Agreement (EULA), the Software provides a suite of browser features that customize and enhance the user's interaction with various websites by rendering graphics, text, or other functional or interactive content in the browser. The Software is free to use and is supported by advertising. Users should be aware that the use of the Software may result in additional ads appearing when browsing certain websites, including price comparison ads, coupons, pop-ups, banners, inline text, or transitional ads.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Plus-HD.

Plus-HD-validator.exe (MD5: aee0e04df98d9d9236b374f2cfaa1ad1) has been flagged by 14 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data	24	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/PlusHD
VIPRE Antivirus	28262	Crossrider (fs)
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod344.Trojan.731b
ESET-NOD32	9114	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
McAfee	5.600.0.1067	Artemis!08DE6921CA3D
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!08DE6921CA3D
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V1023

Plus-HD-updater.exe (MD5: f65547e2670ac198e82790e171e61e1f) has been flagged by 27 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod917.Trojan
Dr.Web	9.0.0.063	Adware.Plugin.73
ESET-NOD32	8.9114	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Kingsoft AntiVirus	331020.49267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee	5600.7202	Artemis!F65547E2670A
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7202	Artemis!F65547E2670A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.63	TROJ_GEN.F47V1023
VIPRE Antivirus	23858	Crossrider (fs)
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Lyckriks
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.ANTN
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.Z
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data	24	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	AdWare.Lyckriks
Jiangmin	16.0.100	AdWare/Lyckriks.fy
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/PlusHD
Sophos	4.98.0	AppRider
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.0	AdWare.Lyckriks
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.59921	Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwbkul

Plus-HD-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 4e0e5f205c35560b8b6a7410573e5080) has been flagged by 19 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.aai
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web	7.00.9.04080	Trojan.Crossrider.7916
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.599	Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data	24	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!4E0E5F205C35
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!4E0E5F205C35
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.59921	Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwbkul
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/PlusHD
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0403
VIPRE Antivirus	29416	Crossrider (fs)
ESET-NOD32	9681	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AC
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	Gen.AdWare.Plush
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod344.Trojan.731b

Plus-HD-enabler.exe (MD5: 073b5cfbb0ce1563cd67158df3784cf4) has been flagged by 17 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web	7.00.9.04080	Trojan.Crossrider.950
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9681	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AC
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data	24	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	Gen.AdWare.Plush
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/PlusHD
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0407
VIPRE Antivirus	28262	Crossrider (fs)
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod344.Trojan.731b
McAfee	5.600.0.1067	Artemis!08DE6921CA3D
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!08DE6921CA3D

Plus-HD-codedownloader.exe (MD5: 3c69ddc51a16f662ca0767c6dadaf55f) has been flagged by 21 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
avast!	8.0.1489.320	Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.CrossRider.AA
Bitdefender	7.2	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Dr.Web	7.00.9.04080	Trojan.Crossrider.7913
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.596	Gen:Adware.Plush.1 (B)
ESET-NOD32	9681	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AA
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
G Data	24	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	Gen.AdWare.Plush
Malwarebytes	1.75.0001	PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!3C69DDC51A16
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Artemis!3C69DDC51A16
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Gen:Adware.Plush.1
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/PlusHD
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0331
VIPRE Antivirus	28262	Crossrider (fs)
NANO AntiVirus	0.28.0.59921	Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cwbkul
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4562	W32.Clod344.Trojan.731b

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

Plus-HD-validator.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-validator.
Plus-HD-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-updater.
Plus-HD-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-firefoxinstaller.
Plus-HD-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-enabler.
Plus-HD-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-codedownloader.
Plus-HD-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Plus-HD-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:

https://plus-hd.com

Support:

–

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\plus-hd

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Plus-HD\Uninstall.exe

Size:

7.00 MB

Language:

English

Plus-HD Executable Details

Primary executable:

Plus-HD-updater.exe

Name:

Plus-HD

Path:

C:\Program Files\plus-hd\Plus-HD-updater.exe

MD5:

f65547e2670ac198e82790e171e61e1f

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

DLL

Plus-HD-bho64.dll

24ce163185b2b07896aaad5e49d18a23

DLL

Plus-HD-bho.dll

Malware

e270f2ffdf746c3654da7200af39320f

EXE

Plus-HD-bg.exe

2cded6a9d052122e4fafe36dd8069745

DLL

Plus-HD-buttonutil.dll

fbcfcfddded6c16c7a027b2b347c76b0

DLL

Plus-HD-buttonutil64.dll

5b4feaab2b4cfb8e0a320902e2b4db87

EXE

Plus-HD-helper.exe

7a6696f4731dcfe2557ef57fa8ee2fa4

File Type	Filename	MD5
DLL	Plus-HD-bho64.dll	24ce163185b2b07896aaad5e49d18a23
DLL	Plus-HD-bho.dll Malware	e270f2ffdf746c3654da7200af39320f
EXE	Plus-HD-bg.exe	2cded6a9d052122e4fafe36dd8069745
DLL	Plus-HD-buttonutil.dll	fbcfcfddded6c16c7a027b2b347c76b0
DLL	Plus-HD-buttonutil64.dll	5b4feaab2b4cfb8e0a320902e2b4db87
EXE	Plus-HD-helper.exe	7a6696f4731dcfe2557ef57fa8ee2fa4