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wbsvc.exe

Web Bar Service

Web Bar Media

The application wbsvc.exe by Web Bar Media has been detected as adware 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 named WebBarLaunchTask triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Web Bar Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web Bar Service

Version:
1.0.5253.18896

MD5:
c2650d8b3543d1a8e439957c4e791444

SHA-1:
00a669bb00539ba1e77566efbe8b127a9f87153d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 2:12:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebBarMe (M)
16.8.1.17

File size:
37 KB (37,872 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5253.18896

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
wbsvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webbar\wbsvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Bar Media

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/30/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Web Bar Media, O=Web Bar Media, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
044224073D1C7BCC8763D980B58EA97E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2014 2:29:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:3DDD3odc0mShuMs7Z+VuQep50uQum5J1PvnhbhH1Mk8:3DD07YJ7Z+Vw0BJL1H5Md

Entry address:
0x3AAE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
4.8150

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
7 KB (7,168 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WebBarLaunchTask

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\WebBarLaunchTask.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
This task is required by Web Bar.


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