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iwebar-nova.exe

Goobzo LTD

The application iwebar-nova.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program iWebar by iWebBar which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
Publisher:
iWebar  (signed by Goobzo LTD)

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
bb6ed9c0c34cd1e949ed76f9eeff4e39

SHA-1:
213974054bd85fd8ea9a0f6b6e7c418f374103cf

SHA-256:
df3765450497f89ab7a34c44b042fe515fd402b7a7752ffbc1a20535fd845748

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:
4/13/2025 3:50:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
962

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AdLoad
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.05

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.4953
7.11.152.176

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140618

AVG
Skodna
2015.0.3440

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14618

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
1.0.20.845

Bkav FE
W32.CrossRiderD.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18969

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
8.14.06.18.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
6/18/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-7d811582
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
11.2014-18-06_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Plush
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12278

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.3439

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.06.18.01

McAfee
Artemis!768454CDA6CA
5600.7096

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
15.0.0.507

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbihow
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Goobzo.L
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1703757D!386102653
23.00.65.14806

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0529
7.2.169

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AdLoad
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
29862

File size:
592.4 KB (606,576 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iwebar\iwebar-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Goobzo LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/2/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Goobzo LTD, O=Goobzo LTD, L=Haifa, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
120B25DDE57B88636AD4D97D23B99C88

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 2:42:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CpHQyXPhqvgF+Pg4A3Nrv83Zh6sTpTkbu0Qf2Qi:EHqt0GTIjQi

Entry address:
0x46139

Entry point:
E8, 5F, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, B1, 47, 00, E8, E1, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9D, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F2, DE, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 3B, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3236

Code size:
418 KB (428,032 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
cd2b8334-e697-43e9-8fb9-fb69eeac893a-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
iwebar-nova.exe \ftmcc='iwebar' \dgerehks=35510 \akmbpzx='000170'


The file iwebar-nova.exe has been discovered within the following program.

iWebar  by iWebBar
iWebar is a web browser extension and toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (176.32.97.196:80)

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