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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:
3e69766286034f7b071938abb19188ca

SHA-1:
ebe4a20be06eac8abcea4e9e8b45d5fcd65e4fb8

SHA-256:
c1adf6b737e50e88cebf2cb2acc44c15893f5173dc0fbf04d8fed0d81ad943a7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:24:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.5.28.2

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\2.167.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2017 6:59:59 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:
5/27/2016 2:41:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:frniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqzyZhpnLwa:7PLORJyZvwa

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

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 87.14.117.63.piscataway.google-ggc.verizon.com  (63.117.14.87:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static-90-212-205-209.24shells.net  (209.205.212.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-113-71.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.113.71:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-26-148.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.26.148:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r-199-59-150-10.twttr.com  (199.59.150.10:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r-199-59-148-84.twttr.com  (199.59.148.84:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to map2.hwcdn.net  (205.185.216.42:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to kvm01-phx.stablehost.com  (198.143.149.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-160-153-59-37.ip.secureserver.net  (160.153.59.37:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to express.medallia.com  (199.102.178.130:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-15-117-93.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.15.117.93:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to cache.google.com  (216.221.127.215:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ae.bf.c1ad.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (173.193.191.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a.tribalfusion.com  (204.11.109.65:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 7a.fe.a86c.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (108.168.254.122:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 5b.c9.a86c.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (108.168.201.91:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 57.247.178.107.bc.googleusercontent.com  (107.178.247.57:443)

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