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BrowserWeb.exe

BrowserWeb

Softforce LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application BrowserWeb.exe by Softforce has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This file is typically installed with the program MixVideoPlayer by SoftForce LLC. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-52-85-133-79.iad53.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
BrowserWeb

Version:
1.0.0.17

MD5:
7d7fc035b6a606020c83086bc379de70

SHA-1:
850f639768332fc4c0dc2c5b1af88459dc94ada8

SHA-256:
82f7dce972ba6c8b13d3db0ec18615c076df0dd77e6450d027cef9a31b9c7200

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:19:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1
546

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Bawswerps.116736.1
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Adware.Bawswerps.1
1.0.0.425

avast!
MSIL:Adware-N [Adw]
2014.9-150807

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3024

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.1587

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1
1.0.20.1095

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.325
9.0.1.0219

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps
8.15.08.07.10

ESET NOD32
MSIL/NewPlayer.D potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12058

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps
11.2015-15-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps
15.8.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of webbrowser.exe
2015.9.15.14

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:MSIL/Bawswerps
1.1.11804.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Bawswerps.1
16.0.0.657

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Multitoolbar
15.09.15.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforce.Bundler (M)
15.8.7.22

File size:
119.7 KB (122,536 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.17

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
BrowserWeb.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mixvideoplayer\browserweb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
39EFBC248CD996B345705A5A0ED70147

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/6/2015 10:31:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:VoEQlHHHHHHHHHHHHFHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEGoEQlHHHHHHHHHHHHFHHHHHHHHHHC:iHHHHHHHHHHHHFHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHgc

Entry address:
0x1CDCE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 60, 00, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 78, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, A8, 00, 00, 80, 03, 00, 00, 00, C0, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0663

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
107.5 KB (110,080 bytes)

The file BrowserWeb.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-74-15.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.74.15:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-232.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-187-119-69.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.187.119.69:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-26-110-152.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.26.110.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to full-cdn-01.cluster002.ovh.net  (213.186.33.69:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-178.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.178:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-89.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.89:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-185.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.185:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-184.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-246.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-190.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.190:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-235.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.235:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-188.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.188:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-94.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.94:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-92.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-8.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-143.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.143:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-25-201.mxp4.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.25.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-25-115.mxp4.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.25.115:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-147.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.147:80)

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