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browser_helper_companion.exe

Blabbers Communications Ltd

This is the Blabbers installer, a PUP (potentially unwanted program) that will modify the web browser's search behavior as well as may hijack the browser's home page and other providers. The application browser_helper_companion.exe by Blabbers Communications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from media.instcdn.com.
Publisher:
Blabbers Communications Ltd  (signed and verified)

Version:
2

MD5:
b6e79a15c8b21b7e1b69ab1332718879

SHA-1:
aeec35f5c89eac432cf06dc2e4d1599a41586984

SHA-256:
10d176ed3d95c1e31dc0eead5d17322096398da1a3b62ce71b3f897521a14e55

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:53:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blabbers.BlabbersCommunications.Installer (M)
16.2.15.16

File size:
1 MB (1,078,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\browser_helper_companion.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blabbers Communications Ltd

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
2/10/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/11/2012 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Blabbers Communications Ltd, O=Blabbers Communications Ltd, STREET=Arad 3, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=43034, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00D561643A7697D633BCB565E2E1EF7365

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hObT5po6u3jmLwW/k26x6vwRDN9GDT997N4JDN9Z1iP5Pf:IAis7Il97NG1iP5Pf

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file browser_helper_companion.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://media.instcdn.com/xmlcdn/solosubtitulos/.../Browser_Helper_Companion.exe

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