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WebCompanion.exe

WebCompanion

Lavasoft Limited

It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Web Companion’. This is installed with Web Companion.
Publisher:
Lavasoft  (signed by Lavasoft Limited)

Product:
WebCompanion

Description:
Web Companion

Version:
2.3.1439.2793

MD5:
8d77d955b793531f3d527c8a5a350066

SHA-1:
5d9902eed16c76d323b854d95f7625c9150cf42a

SHA-256:
a90e94fbdd2f827e804d352b39feb04e640a7b760ecff1b8dfce90fa2b185bb2

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:09:12 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
1.7 MB (1,732,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.1439.2793

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Trademarks:
(R) Lavasoft

Original file name:
WebCompanion.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\lavasoft\web companion\application\webcompanion.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lavasoft Limited

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/20/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/15/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Lavasoft Limited, O=Lavasoft Limited, L=Sliema, S=Malta, C=MT

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

Serial number:
35F57ADDEF0015E6FEBE6AE2710D4873

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2016 4:06:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1A0AD3

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:
6.7699

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

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,698,816 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Web Companion

Command:
C:\Program Files\lavasoft\web companion\application\webcompanion.exe --minimize


The file WebCompanion.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Web Companion  by Lavasoft
Publisher's description - “Web Companion secures your browser’s settings against unauthorized changes and acts as a buffer between your browser and malicious sites.”
www.Lavasoft.com
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