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Web Discover

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. While running, it connects to the Internet address edge-atlas-shv-01-dft4.facebook.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Web Discover  (signed and verified)

Product:
Browser

Version:
48.0.2564.10

MD5:
ad38c0cecfaabd1879e8335b2743c2b0

SHA-1:
39c29bceeae0cbfff682f99a31a4713e93fc90aa

SHA-256:
bbccddd9586ac67bb84a1a08cf747c18fbcb500e4345cb3c53746433672db251

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 8:50:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.7.7.3

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\2.175.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2016 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2017 3:59:59 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:
7/6/2016 9:52:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:frniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqzIZepnLwJ:7PLORJIZ+wJ

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):
Connects to lb-vip-216-27-63-9.bronto.com  (216.27.63.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-56-126-218.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.56.126.218:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to pr.comet.vip.gq1.yahoo.com  (98.136.189.19:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-61-194-209.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.61.194.209:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-56-124-75.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.56.124.75:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to t-sj2.mplxtms.com  (64.156.167.65:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ox-173-241-250-199.ca.dc.openx.org  (173.241.250.199:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-61-194-235.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.61.194.235:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-203-205-49.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.203.205.49:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-203-108-108.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.203.108.108:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r-199-59-148-85.twttr.com  (199.59.148.85:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to public.comet.vip.gq1.yahoo.com  (98.136.240.93:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-56-119-203.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.56.119.203:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-45-85-22.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.45.85.22:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-203-177-143.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.203.177.143:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to e1.ycpi.vip.sja.yahoo.com  (69.147.88.7:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-02-dft4.facebook.com  (31.13.66.36:443)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to oc-in-f138.1e100.net  (209.85.235.138:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-02-dft4.facebook.com  (31.13.66.1:443)

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