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Web Discover

The executable browser.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Web Discover  (signed and verified)

Product:
Browser

Version:
48.0.2564.10

MD5:
f23d1331909f7997c39d3c87e6324cec

SHA-1:
122a0a1e70b0472c6d4f1329d47691d49eb24a55

SHA-256:
60892d6216f0bff759e0c249331ab242e019da1ff54185c287504dafebe3c96c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:08:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.31.7

File size:
962.2 KB (985,312 bytes)

Product version:
48.0.2564.10

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
browser.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webdiscover\2.219.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Web Discover, O=Web Discover, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
6A8AE55D88F918454899216E122FA657

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2016 1:29:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nIXqLpH+/grzwYJnf7P0slTld5gW8E6EOtIK9LCW0qZYRI4l:ekH+0TqZD4l

Entry address:
0x4B71A

Entry point:
E8, EC, B2, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1...
 
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Entropy:
5.4967

Code size:
410 KB (419,840 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WebDiscover Launch Task

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
WebDiscover Launch Task


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-215-161-165.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.215.161.165:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to li491-84.members.linode.com  (50.116.29.84:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to adobe.com.ssl.d1.sc.omtrdc.net  (66.235.146.212:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to urs-ext-vip1.phx2.cbsig.net  (216.239.120.224:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-5-28.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.5.28:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-206-114.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.206.114:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-126-152.iad16.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.126.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to phx2-dw-cbsi-xw-lb.cnet.com  (216.239.120.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to phx1-dw-cbsi-xw-lb.cnet.com  (64.30.224.172:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to leadgen-ups-www-tr-vip1.phx2.cbsig.net  (64.30.228.92:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-62-148.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.62.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-61-15-28.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.61.15.28:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-61-13-157.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.61.13.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-220-153-41.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.153.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-220-153-40.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.153.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-220-153-35.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.153.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-220-153-33.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.153.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-220-153-32.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.153.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-220-153-25.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.153.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-201-0-190.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.201.0.190:80)

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