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SmartWeb

SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.

The application smartweb_u.exe, “SoftBrain Technologies Ltd. - Price Comparison” by SoftBrain Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.smart-web.me and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SmartWeb

Description:
SoftBrain Technologies Ltd. - Price Comparison

Version:
8.0.9.2

MD5:
b38b4e3b96a6296d4e3810eafae7f376

SHA-1:
239d5095c311bf475c3561bc21ff98e05238de58

SHA-256:
b68fbf1b7dc2a837434c61aaab38dd199f26b2600d72e067ad4ac8befaf87374

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Displays offers (for product and services) of certain deals related to the search terms or context of a webpage which are popups outside the normal browser content.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 3:41:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.PriceGong.D
606

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.PriceGong
2015.06.07

Arcabit
Adware.PriceGong.B
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150608

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3084

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.PriceGong
4.0.3.1568

Bitdefender
Adware.PriceGong.D
1.0.20.795

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22362

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.859
9.0.1.0159

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.PriceGong
8.15.06.08.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/PriceGong.C potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11746

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PriceGong
6/8/2015

F-Secure
Adware.PriceGong.D
11.2015-08-06_2

G Data
Adware.PriceGong
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PriceGong
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16151

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.PriceGong
14.0.0.1917

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartWeb.A
v2015.06.08.01

McAfee
Artemis!B38B4E3B96A6
5600.6740

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.PriceGong.D
16.0.0.477

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.PriceGong.drtbmp
0.30.24.1636

nProtect
Adware.PriceGong.D
15.06.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.06.08.01

Quick Heal
AdWare.PriceGong.r5 (Not a Virus)
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftBrainTechnologies
15.6.8.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0309
7.2.159

Trend Micro
ADW_PRICEGONG
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.PriceGong
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40896

File size:
742.4 KB (760,184 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.9

Copyright:
SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\smartweb_u.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/13/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/14/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SoftBrain Technologies Ltd., O=SoftBrain Technologies Ltd., L=Or Yehuda, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0E056BE2C82AF2FAD3F0D3BD43387AB2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:iA4oAxlVNWJEGMx9tRAidB8qm2ynh21v0hOFbgZHvASlT0fhJfg+KjBwzU/33ooo:rGxl3Z1qMB8l2ynhyv3dgRK5taBcU/Wv

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 smartweb_u.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.smart-web.me/uninstall2.aspx

http://inst.smart-web.me/smartweb/.../SmartWeb_u.exe

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