web_bar_setup_2.0.5813.18147_air-search-is-3-4-3.exe

Web Bar

Web Bar Media

The application web_bar_setup_2.0.5813.18147_air-search-is-3-4-3.exe, “Web Bar Setup ” 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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl1.downloadwebbar.com.
Publisher:
Web Bar Media   (signed by Web Bar Media)

Product:
Web Bar

Description:
Web Bar Setup

MD5:
a575496bc6c155d1742c53dd5d96a891

SHA-1:
11d56c5de314dd0aa44690f4914b9f3c69cc6f44

SHA-256:
5f73fab62874cfc91233b42369968d0942840791829773f6646ba37bd646f81d

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:
12/26/2024 6:16:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebBarMedia.Installer (M)
15.12.3.4

File size:
1.2 MB (1,215,016 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5813.18147

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\web_bar_setup_2.0.5813.18147_air-search-is-3-4-3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/5/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 5:59:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
0F7B7C7A3031BA614438E5A48FF24DD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 2:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HxGpqZAHZ21yFDsCZHZ8ZTaDKXFq611KMJDoIJza1JWogI1gk7i:w5520Qc5Lu1kMhG1gM7i

Entry address:
0x113BC

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, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9074

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file web_bar_setup_2.0.5813.18147_air-search-is-3-4-3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.