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. While running, it connects to the Internet address 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Cloud Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3fb04078ae4c148748c4e3957b778d36

SHA-1:
f2b585948d5b683d3d2ca0b7b0a71c728f5e6791

SHA-256:
2872f0b44c433865b13497ec1637a9f673a0b431f3db11fe7eee0b4e0e755150

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:35:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.7.15

File size:
1.5 MB (1,619,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/8/2016 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2017 5:30:00 PM

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:
3/1/2017 1:16:06 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xEA15B

Entry point:
E8, 83, 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, FA, 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:
6.4607

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,123,328 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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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.36.215.20:80)

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