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socialnetworkstoolbar.exe

WebSearch SocialNetworks Toolbar

WebSearch LLC

The application socialnetworkstoolbar.exe, “WebSearch SocialNetworks Toolbar Setup ” by WebSearch has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.websearch.com.
Publisher:
WebSearch, LLC   (signed by WebSearch LLC)

Product:
WebSearch SocialNetworks Toolbar

Description:
WebSearch SocialNetworks Toolbar Setup

Version:
1.1.0.11

MD5:
782df480151795b128ac673cbe915c74

SHA-1:
e30cbeec4e353c5ce1705e00655d9d85a86dcdfc

SHA-256:
a1ea9271d4ffbbb8907028b9de2036b243b3fbb6bc5a678bb8e6d9189459821e

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:22:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2871

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Crawler.B potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.ToolbarCrawler
16.1.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebSearch.Installer (M)
16.1.8.8

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.ffWVbHC
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

File size:
1.9 MB (2,029,192 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.11

Copyright:
copyright © WebSearch, LLC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSearch LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/26/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/27/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WebSearch LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSearch LLC, L=Boca Raton, S=Florida, 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:
3973095592BCA3504FF9FFF6E2B0F381

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Uj/rGEfb2Cxr7DwO4jqBkZdWi7Cp1JFqhioebA5rOYiZnU:kLlx7w/esIWI3FzoebSivZnU

Entry address:
0xC1C0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, C8, C0, 40, 00, E8, 60, 86, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 85, C8, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 41, C8, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 60, E6, 40, 00, E8, 5E, FD, FF, FF, E8, C9, F8, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 93, CA, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 8C, F0, 40, 00, E8, 0A, 77, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 8C, F0, 40, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9915

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
46.5 KB (47,616 bytes)

The file socialnetworkstoolbar.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.websearch.com/.../SocialNetworksToolbar.exe

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