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The application browser.exe by Web Discover 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 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:
331a74cfbf83342b207d50bd510558fe

SHA-1:
7273789b4a59e2643fb077f0e3988e98d4bd6856

SHA-256:
3e67a28a34c3b9f3ff33e6f1ef73759ccea4995ae7cd5a06146a5ffaa9ac97b3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:03:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.5.10.22

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\webdiscoverbrowser\2.165.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2016 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2017 3:59:59 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:
5/10/2016 10:29:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5rniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqz2ZnpnLwNa:JPLORJ2ZNwNa

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:
5.4970

Code size:
410 KB (419,840 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WebDiscover Browser Launch Task

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
WebDiscover Browser 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 SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-52-87-56.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.52.87.56:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to cache.google.com  (146.115.8.113:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-64-157-177.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.64.157.177:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r-199-59-149-243.twttr.com  (199.59.149.243:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ns516795.ip-158-69-24.net  (158.69.24.239:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to delladapterprogram.com  (143.166.224.244:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-125-66.iad16.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.125.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-204-148-216.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.204.148.216:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-78-223-192.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.78.223.192:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-76-192-140.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.76.192.140:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mplxtms.com  (8.18.45.65:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-02-dft4.facebook.com  (31.13.66.36:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-76-192-201.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.76.192.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-64-172-34.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.64.172.34:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-42-156-104.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.42.156.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.31.29.128.IPYX-077437-ZYO.above.net  (94.31.29.128:80)

TCP:
Connects to yv-in-f188.1e100.net  (74.125.21.188:5228)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ya-in-f100.1e100.net  (173.194.219.100:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-atl3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.65.7:443)

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