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Web Discover

The executable browser.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. 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 206-121.amazon.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Web Discover  (signed and verified)

Product:
Browser

Version:
48.0.2564.10

MD5:
6600d435d6ed39fcc4a3f74dd175720f

SHA-1:
6c9d1b848f96a20bcb2ce1359be354ee89963dde

SHA-256:
f377ba8e11c4d126e4a3477c85d42ef95e029abd0c95c87d8e59cb32cd033758

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 9:57:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.23.6

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\webdiscover\2.217.2\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:
8/22/2016 3:53:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bIXqLpH+/grzwYJnf7P0slTld5gW8E6EOtIK9LCW08ZwRI40:ykH+0T8Zb40

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:
5.4967

Code size:
410 KB (419,840 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WebDiscover Launch Task

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
WebDiscover Launch Task


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 206-121.amazon.com  (72.21.206.121:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r-199-59-149-243.twttr.com  (199.59.149.243:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to qt-in-f188.1e100.net  (209.85.232.188:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-193-123-16.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.193.123.16:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-193-116-78.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.193.116.78:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to qtwu1.qprd.turbotaxonline.intuit.com  (199.187.156.18:443)

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

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