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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.
Publisher:
Web Discover  (signed and verified)

Product:
Browser

Version:
55.0.2859.0

MD5:
cdca10e04eca37b3fee486804e0dd711

SHA-1:
ac0ffef22016286a77fe894d5de7829ffde52b10

SHA-256:
191afbf94ce1ea0f7f4de3a8beb3fdb9feb97fe18bf109c3f1721517ba0252eb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 2:01:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.23.23

File size:
3 MB (3,102,944 bytes)

Product version:
55.0.2859.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
browser.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webdiscoverbrowser\2.12.2\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:
11/21/2016 2:57:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:P7PxqRminbSywLMHvMh38foP//2Pmg3AVPbDziP8rkAml:DIwUmywWif2PmgwVP3zBrkD

Entry address:
0x21666A

Entry point:
E8, 97, 09, 00, 00, E9, 8E, 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:
6.5883

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,403,840 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WebDiscover Browser Launch Task

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-215-171-152.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.215.171.152:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-77-71.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.77.71:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-87-66.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.66:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord38s04-in-f14.1e100.net  (172.217.0.14:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ord36s04-in-f99.1e100.net  (172.217.4.99:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord36s04-in-f110.1e100.net  (172.217.4.110:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord30s26-in-f234.1e100.net  (216.58.192.234:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to jg-in-f125.1e100.net  (209.85.147.125:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to user-69-1-5-160.knology.net  (69.1.5.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ord38s04-in-f1.1e100.net  (172.217.0.1:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord37s03-in-f14.1e100.net  (172.217.6.110:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord36s04-in-f109.1e100.net  (172.217.4.109:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord36s04-in-f106.1e100.net  (172.217.4.106:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ord36s02-in-f2.1e100.net  (216.58.192.162:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to jl-in-f106.1e100.net  (209.85.200.106:443)

TCP:
Connects to ix-in-f188.1e100.net  (173.194.196.188:5228)

TCP:
Connects to io-in-f188.1e100.net  (74.125.202.188:5228)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to io-in-f125.1e100.net  (74.125.202.125:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to cag.state.gov  (169.253.199.27:443)

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