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browser guard.exe

The application browser guard.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider.
MD5:
10a669c5f35c4006bf12dd1eba980f09

SHA-1:
8ca2472a4fd04987ad50e2c0a530f1b64183db19

SHA-256:
1b7f3089cf85fe901b345cb2477f219c7ca59fcaff86ca495573793172a90dfd

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:14:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132998
736

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.DownLoader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowserGuard
2015.01.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.200.132

avast!
NSIS:Crossrider-P [PUP]
2014.9-150130

AVG
Generic6
2016.0.3214

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SmartApps
4.0.3.15130

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132998
1.0.20.150

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-785758
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.53565
9.0.1.030

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132998
8.15.01.30.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.SmartApps
9.10995

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132998
11.2015-30-01_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132998
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SmartApps
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.190.14603

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BrowserGuard.A
v2015.01.30.11

McAfee
Artemis!10A669C5F35C
5600.6870

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.132998
16.0.0.90

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.30.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17D177C0!399603648
23.00.65.15128

Sophos
Generic PUA IM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R01TC0OA715
7.2.30

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R01TC0OA715
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36558

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.19978
2.0.0.2032

File size:
2.2 MB (2,273,558 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\browser guard.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2014 8:06:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:FLBNtKsEkwgM4jAAq1RqYSC73Ka3xOrlVzO5fCyw6Uhv2qZ6SJIcyO514KvI05N:i3t3xOrl05aJ2qdJIo4KQ05N

Entry address:
0x3375

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, E0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, FC, 42, 00, E8, 28, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, FB, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, DB, 73, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, D0, 73, 40, 00, 68, C0, F3, 42, 00, E8, 07, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 50, 43, 00, 57, E8, F5, 23, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9897

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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