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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:
2488a39f860a6b92f9769a4d7f80726c

SHA-1:
63e87a6de3fb9bf94500a7b445bb58fb0c33fd4c

SHA-256:
cd8da4db0827343d3e7f744ebe14c481bb9ca93edd5edc80716e6d9fa58adf6d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 1:53:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.5.27.21

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\2.172.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/23/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2017 12:59:59 AM

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:
5/27/2016 9:55:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:drniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqzFZdpnLwD:NPLORJFZ7wD

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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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 snap.mfcimg.com  (204.15.8.11:443)

TCP:
Connects to wb-in-f188.1e100.net  (66.102.1.188:5228)

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 ec2-54-191-51-111.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.191.51.111:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-38-36-8.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.38.36.8:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a-0001.a-msedge.net  (204.79.197.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-56.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-50.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-43.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-112.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.112:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-10.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-199-46.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.199.46:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-11-253.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.11.253:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-69-80.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.69.80:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-85-69-160.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.69.160:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to segserv-22.btrll.com  (185.62.216.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to rtas-22.btrll.com  (185.62.216.162:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to map2.hwcdn.net  (205.185.216.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-254-158-92.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.254.158.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-254-110-106.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.254.110.106:80)

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