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behelper.exe

Cloud Software

The application behelper.exe by Cloud Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Browser Extensions’. This file is typically installed with the program Browser Extensions by Spigot, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Cloud Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4da9da0b5f3db392ed1a1dbb99648942

SHA-1:
2bdd6633d8c56124d71275077b8a73cacca2b7f0

SHA-256:
c6de1fda2075e9ba0444b14e937541642fc11a050c787501a55740a57a4f4ca1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/12/2024 5:47:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.14.8

File size:
1.4 MB (1,515,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\browserextensions\behelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cloud Software

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/7/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/7/2017 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Cloud Software, O=Cloud Software, L=Incline Village, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
09C8D9FCE70C8F921CB55912E7F1B2DE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/15/2017 5:26:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xEA31B

Entry point:
E8, 82, C5, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 26, 04, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 34, 38, 54, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, F9, C5, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, B1, 10, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 93, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 8C, 10, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8D, 34, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D...
 
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Entropy:
6.5582

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,123,840 bytes)

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

Name:
Browser Extensions

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\browserextensions\behelper.exe"


The file behelper.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Browser Extensions  by Spigot, Inc.
Publisher's description - “The toolbar communicates with our servers from time to time to check for available software updates such as bug fixes, patches, enhanced functions and new versions. By installing the toolbar, you agree to automatically request and receive updates.”
www.spigot.com
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