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closebrowsers.exe

I Want This

215 Apps

This is part of a distribution package that is classified as adware distributed by 50onRed. This adware is used to interact with the installed web browsers and inject ads and modify the default search and homepages. The application closebrowsers.exe by 215 Apps has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program I Want This by 215 Apps which is a potentially unwanted software program. This web browser addon will display additional advertisements in the user's browser including popup, banner, contextual hyperlinks as well as affiliate links.
Publisher:
215 Apps  (signed and verified)

Product:
I Want This

Description:
I Want This exe

Version:
1.1.147.21

MD5:
8a70b28969276a99f0bd07301ca4c6b7

SHA-1:
00294a9c8f83cedd66a774b9f9fb6e4108792923

SHA-256:
50d6fe6b631b3d82063d9f692545c8e122099792f477e16fc13193a8d59b25a5

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Browser extension that injects additional advertisements (banner and text links) on web pages.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 10:37:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
SmartShopper.K
2015.0.3375

Boost by Reason
Optional.215Apps.N
188838

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.8742

Malwarebytes
Adware.GamePlayLabs
v2014.08.21.01

Quick Heal
Adware.Crossid (Not a Virus)
8.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.215Apps.N
14.8.21.13

Sophos
AppRider
4.91

VIPRE Antivirus
GamePlayLabs
21008

File size:
328.3 KB (336,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.147.21

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
I Want This.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\closebrowsers.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
215 Apps

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=215 Apps, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=215 Apps, L=Philadelphia, S=Pennsylvania, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4D064A782BC23A29CC9B8499A9F4AFB4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/10/2012 4:55:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ApnejRV1Q1fmIdvoUIw6kWsdRE0hu0bLWmEKilQITylxlN:ApyRV1QJbdvoUIwjE0HbLWmEKLbT

Entry address:
0x2ED77

Entry point:
E8, B8, 75, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C1, 00, 00, 00, 8B, D1, 83, E1, 7F, C1, EA, 07, 74, 65, EB, 06, 8D, 9B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 66, 0F, 6F, 06, 66, 0F, 6F, 4E, 10, 66, 0F, 6F, 56, 20, 66, 0F, 6F, 5E, 30, 66, 0F, 7F, 07, 66, 0F, 7F, 4F, 10, 66, 0F, 7F, 57, 20, 66, 0F, 7F, 5F, 30, 66, 0F, 6F, 66, 40, 66, 0F, 6F, 6E, 50, 66, 0F, 6F, 76, 60, 66, 0F, 6F, 7E, 70, 66, 0F, 7F, 67, 40, 66, 0F, 7F, 6F, 50, 66, 0F, 7F, 77, 60, 66, 0F, 7F, 7F, 70, 8D, B6, 80, 00, 00, 00, 8D, BF...
 
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Entropy:
6.4434

Code size:
262 KB (268,288 bytes)

The file closebrowsers.exe has been discovered within the following program.

I Want This  by 215 Apps
I Want This (i want this.dll) is a web browser extension loaded with Internet Explorer via the I Want This BHO.
iw.antthis.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.40.89:80)

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