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BCHelper.exe

Browser Companion Helper

Blabbers Communications Ltd

Part of Blabbers, a potentially unwanted browser application that may hijack or interfere with the browser's standard web searching behaviors in order to display ads. The application BCHelper.exe by Blabbers Communications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including BrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD and GinyasBrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD, both potentially unwanted software.

File name:

BCHelper.exe

Publisher:

Blabbers Communications Ltd (signed and verified)

Product:

Browser Companion Helper

Version:

1.0.2.1

MD5:

3b97d60483711f491e12799cecd424fc

SHA-1:

eb83f14bba681a7fe42eabd7bfa776082f246c6c

SHA-256:

292d15fc0a1c59e0a8aebf7141ed89e3cb25623a548c719c750b736c343db67a

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:

11/8/2024 7:53:43 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Blabbers (M)

17.2.17.14

File size:

183.3 KB (187,696 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.2.1

Original file name:

BCHelper.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\bchelper.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Blabbers Communications Ltd

Authority:

The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:

2/9/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/10/2012 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Blabbers Communications Ltd, O=Blabbers Communications Ltd, STREET=Arad 3, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=43034, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:

00D561643A7697D633BCB565E2E1EF7365

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/14/2011 4:59:50 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

Entry address:

0x8C04

Entry point:

E8, 67, 77, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, B0, D0, 41, 00, 57, 8B, 06, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 7B, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, DD, EC, FF, FF, 8B, 4E, 0C, 8B, 46, 08, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, CD, EC, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, 19, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 10, 8D, 55, E8, 89, 53, FC, 8B, 5B, 0C, 89, 45, E8, 89, 4D, EC, 83, FB, FE, 74, 5F, 8D, 49, 00, 8D, 04, 5B, 8B... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.1550

Code size:

90.5 KB (92,672 bytes)

The file BCHelper.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

BrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD

BrowserCompanion is a third party web browser potentially unwanted add-in that used to be bundled with various freeware products including PC Performer. The maker of this program is a known adware distributor, so caution should be taken.

www.ginyas.com

85% remove it

GinyasBrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD

Ginyas Browser Companion is a browser extension (Browser Helper Object in IE) that promises to save time and money for users while shopping online. It is often install on a computer bundled with various third party programs.

ginyas.com

61% remove it

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