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bthelper.exe

Brand Thunder LLC

The application bthelper.exe by Brand Thunder has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “BTHelper.exe”.
Publisher:
Brand Thunder LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
549d29e68c01135136476a47955c67c7

SHA-1:
1b47c57fff01f497fb3b9c784cd54c3b6b16f335

SHA-256:
c53267a1fd5122d89a11019b4e6c5b21a8b89949d7dcbeaec17822ca54989981

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:
11/15/2024 7:00:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrandThunder (M)
16.8.26.10

File size:
202.8 KB (207,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\brand thunder\helper\bin\bthelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Brand Thunder LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/18/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Brand Thunder LLC, O=Brand Thunder LLC, L=Columbus, S=Ohio, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
791A07FF9F5C100CAE981EC818D15D94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2013 2:07:39 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:whFoOpy2r6FLs+kvL0QLT69MR5DLlrid4zMuOmpahoVtctsc5+tL:qn21Tm/6wLlrUOtb1

Entry address:
0x1222A

Entry point:
E8, AC, 96, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, E4, 1D, 43, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 5C, 97, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01...
 
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Entropy:
6.5376

Code size:
153 KB (156,672 bytes)

Service
Display name:
BTHelper.exe

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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