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The application browser.exe by Web Discover has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Web Discover  (signed and verified)

Product:
Browser

Version:
48.0.2564.10

MD5:
64e5adf294aae1ed5780f02e610c2e6d

SHA-1:
263d64301a62492d25af5a662fc8ac8e88c5a775

SHA-256:
154036008c9c5ee5cb807e2108057d2affe5af7acb3f2f49b5b7457fcfba2f42

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 9:36:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.5.5.1

File size:
962.2 KB (985,312 bytes)

Product version:
48.0.2564.10

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
browser.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webdiscoverbrowser\2.163.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2016 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Web Discover, O=Web Discover, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6A8AE55D88F918454899216E122FA657

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/3/2016 6:16:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QrniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqzpZmpnLwV:4PLORJpZGwV

Entry address:
0x4B71A

Entry point:
E8, EC, B2, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1...
 
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Entropy:
5.4970

Code size:
410 KB (419,840 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WebDiscover Browser Launch Task

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
WebDiscover Browser Launch Task


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-52-87-56.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.52.87.56:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-215-161-165.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.215.161.165:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-14-114.ams1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.14.114:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-84-202-153.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.84.202.153:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-125-12-153.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.125.12.153:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-104-200-114.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.104.200.114:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bam-8.nr-data.net  (162.247.242.20:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to li491-84.members.linode.com  (50.116.29.84:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-frt3.facebook.com  (31.13.92.10:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-frt3.facebook.com  (31.13.92.36:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-165-147-101.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.165.147.101:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-45-237-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.45.237.133:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-19-179-181.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.19.179.181:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-54-100-201.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.100.201:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-84-185-8.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.84.185.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a92-122-48-50.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (92.122.48.50:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-37-54-24.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.54.24:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-45-40-189-28.ip.secureserver.net  (45.40.189.28:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-84-203-247.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.84.203.247:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-64-58-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.64.58.152:443)

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