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the wedownload manager-bg.exe

The weDownload Manager

weDownload

The application the wedownload manager-bg.exe, “The weDownload Manager exe” has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads.
Publisher:
weDownload

Product:
The weDownload Manager

Description:
The weDownload Manager exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
a7c9b721bde05cb3c0d207b07d33a05e

SHA-1:
54b26bb83094675db6a0ac2fafa7c91fc8942f4e

SHA-256:
0f03674653f62c2fea20684b2c85b6843e70c65c2c766b34e74c353992b75344

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:53:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ftdownloader v7.0-bg.exe (Adware)
2014.4.5.4

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.weDownload.Z
14.3.6.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
25478

File size:
755 KB (773,120 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
The weDownload Manager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\the wedownload manager\the wedownload manager-bg.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2013 10:52:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dmScxBrJZlbms3vnDT9d+4rcyr2u/ByOTi5l8:dmScxVJZ93vDP/DTiQ

Entry address:
0x715AD

Entry point:
E8, 35, B4, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 64, 4B, 00, E8, 6D, 01, 00, 00, E8, 7C, 0D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, C8, B3, 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, 14, 0C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4357

Code size:
597 KB (611,328 bytes)

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 SSL):
Connects to ec2-184-73-173-204.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (184.73.173.204:443)

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