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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:
d85451afaf40ff6035c71a2aedc803c1

SHA-1:
81fce8030f1e596f10aa703cf269974b466b69ea

SHA-256:
2f1d177099a0fd0aa1ddb327a9152665e1981a4dd8a9df3de1fe38ad43ddeec7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 9:42:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.7.7.1

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\2.178.2\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:
7/6/2016 7:53:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:urniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqzyZ8pnLw2:iPLORJyZkw2

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 SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-8-9-154.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.8.9.154:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-197-30.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.30:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-197-27.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.27:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-88-143-253.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.88.143.253:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-55-213-255.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.55.213.255:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-49-163-83.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.49.163.83:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-30-191-133.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.30.191.133:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-23-23-168-29.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.168.29:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to any-in-201b.1e100.net  (216.239.32.27:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 114.255.178.107.bc.googleusercontent.com  (107.178.255.114:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to e1.ycpi.vip.lob.yahoo.com  (87.248.114.11:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-63-87-50.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.63.87.50:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-127-39-22.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.127.39.22:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-127-22-11.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.127.22.11:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a.tribalfusion.com  (204.11.109.68:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 107.154.112.40.ip.incapdns.net  (107.154.112.40:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-133-214.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.133.214:80)

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

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