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browserprotect.exe

Descarga Segura LLC

The application browserprotect.exe by Descarga Segura has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 www.instseo.com.
Publisher:
Descarga Segura LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
56c1c5ccdb1e3a16ecb1487aa9203bfa

SHA-1:
92c49764277f077130c44829abcf6bcf5da67b48

SHA-256:
7c19e8db6a31b7e5d65457b76702cde32490d107d6daddcdd1ebd57e52cf87e3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/5/2024 6:52:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DescargaSegura.Installer (M)
16.2.21.0

File size:
729.5 KB (747,000 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}\browserprotect.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Descarga Segura LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/16/2012 11:10:02 AM

Valid to:
3/30/2013 12:26:34 PM

Subject:
CN=Descarga Segura LLC, O=Descarga Segura LLC, L=Wilmington, S=DE, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B7BB975505926

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MhoHtW4gekFyqC3xDXyScTT5tX3la7ehh0VvdSj4TezBi5hKlQFTjLtfV:Mhw84oiDiNTtx3lvz0usTezBMOQtBfV

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.instseo.com/installers/software/.../browserprotect.exe

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