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SmartWebHelper.exe

SmartWeb

SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.

The application SmartWebHelper.exe by SoftBrain Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SmartWeb

Description:
SmartWeb helper

Version:
8.0.8.1

MD5:
5b1083d7f540814e64218ee8b8b1f9fb

SHA-1:
4572e9e508c06e45dcf036a4f76aac798c73b9c5

SHA-256:
c5d90e1a64606b98d4bffe44960799138f175d219fd34d4207089e7aa8193e6c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
12/24/2024 4:00:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.24.20

File size:
345 KB (353,312 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.8.1

Copyright:
SoftBrain Technologies Ltd. Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SmartWebHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartweb\smartwebhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SoftBrain Technologies Ltd.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/13/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/14/2016 6:59:59 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:
2/4/2015 8:43:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OXIYToTLMTBdwn9g3CPZlpZGABRiXI8XIT:2ToTITMn9gSPZZGABRd

Entry address:
0x1432D

Entry point:
E8, D7, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 15, 68, 81, 42, 00, 6A, 01, A3, 2C, 5C, 43, 00, E8, 43, 80, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, BD, 6B, 00, 00, 83, 3D, 2C, 5C, 43, 00, 00, 59, 59, 75, 08, 6A, 01, E8, 29, 80, 00, 00, 59, 68, 09, 04, 00, C0, E8, 8B, 6B, 00, 00, 59, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 17, E8, D0, 25, 01, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 02, 59, CD, 29, A3, 10, 5A, 43, 00, 89, 0D, 0C, 5A, 43, 00, 89, 15, 08, 5A, 43, 00, 89, 1D, 04, 5A, 43, 00, 89, 35, 00, 5A, 43, 00, 89, 3D, FC...
 
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Code size:
154.5 KB (158,208 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SmartWeb Upgrade Trigger Task

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 12:05)

Description:
Keeps your SmartWeb software up to date. If this task is disabled or stopped, your SmartWeb software will not be kept up to date, meaning security vul


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