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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:
ae416ccc8a85bca433d417663686acac

SHA-1:
754d4ae0d1740178b4e3dbd3343944b347aac1c9

SHA-256:
e4c18f5e6a06d6da5bbbb06c1e7862fb7848963d21ee3573d642835ace81e170

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:58:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.5.6.20

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\2.164.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/23/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/22/2017 11:59:59 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:
5/4/2016 1:20:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:trniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqziZypnLwU:dPLORJiZywU

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 server-54-230-9-138.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.9.138:443)

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

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

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 ec2-52-9-9-209.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.9.9.209:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-52.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.52:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-72-170-175.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.72.170.175:443)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-9-161.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.9.161:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-166.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.166:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to authenticate.gateway.gov.uk  (157.203.50.176:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-226.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.226:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to adobe.com.ssl.d1.sc.omtrdc.net  (63.140.32.55:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-48-159-232.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.48.159.232:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-45-197-76.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.45.197.76:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-209-176-126.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.209.176.126:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-198-166-196.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.198.166.196:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-44-64.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.44.64:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-32-186-162.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.32.186.162:80)

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