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BCHelper.exe

Browser Companion Helper

Blabbers Communications Ltd

Part of Blabbers, a potentially unwanted browser application that may hijack or interfere with the browser's standard web searching behaviors in order to display ads. The application BCHelper.exe by Blabbers Communications has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Browser companion helper’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including BrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD and GinyasBrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD, both potentially unwanted software.

File name:

BCHelper.exe

Publisher:

Blabbers Communications Ltd (signed and verified)

Product:

Browser Companion Helper

Version:

1.0.2.1

MD5:

15f986cc4baa199a27e517723a581260

SHA-1:

8cae04ecdcdb4d9ad8db07462ed74496dd3674f8

Scanner detections:

7 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/18/2024 2:38:14 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Boost by Reason

Trojan.Adw.BlabbersCommunications.I

2013.8.28.15

Dr.Web

Adware.Shopper.303

9.0.1.048

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowserCompanion (variant)

8.9082

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BrowserCompanion.A

v2014.01.02.07

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Startup.BlabbersCommunications.I

14.8.7.17

Trend Micro House Call

ADW_BLABBERS

7.2.2

Trend Micro

ADW_BLABBERS

10.465.02

File size:

188.3 KB (192,816 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.2.1

Original file name:

BCHelper.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\bchelper.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Blabbers Communications Ltd

Authority:

The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:

2/10/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/11/2012 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Blabbers Communications Ltd, O=Blabbers Communications Ltd, STREET=Arad 3, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=43034, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:

00D561643A7697D633BCB565E2E1EF7365

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/26/2011 5:43:33 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:EzTXJtnMmLghbMlddv3k3TGiNe/tn+kE5v0pBV:gJtM8sbMljk3iee/okWspT

Entry address:

0x9582

Entry point:

E8, 47, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, B0, F0, 41, 00, 57, 8B, 06, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 7B, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 1D, ED, FF, FF, 8B, 4E, 0C, 8B, 46, 08, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 0D, ED, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, 19, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 10, 8D, 55, E8, 89, 53, FC, 8B, 5B, 0C, 89, 45, E8, 89, 4D, EC, 83, FB, FE, 74, 5F, 8D, 49, 00, 8D, 04... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.1617

Code size:

93.5 KB (95,744 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)

Registry location:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:

Browser companion helper

Command:

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\bchelper.exe \t=3 \s=7

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

BrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD

BrowserCompanion is a third party web browser potentially unwanted add-in that used to be bundled with various freeware products including PC Performer. The maker of this program is a known adware distributor, so caution should be taken.

www.ginyas.com

85% remove it

GinyasBrowserCompanion by Blabbers Communications LTD

Ginyas Browser Companion is a browser extension (Browser Helper Object in IE) that promises to save time and money for users while shopping online. It is often install on a computer bundled with various third party programs.

ginyas.com

61% remove it

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