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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:
eb0338daacf35da867bf85534ba366fd

SHA-1:
c732f53d5ad0b84e1544e6b464b92754ff20dc5f

SHA-256:
74b22af66a5bd6fb1d53622dd3cb2ff321f12401bfc86e9f0d96b675dec29241

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:12:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebDisco (M)
16.7.7.3

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\2.174.2\browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Discover

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/22/2017 6:59:59 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:
7/4/2016 2:08:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PrniuLOyClDowWzTzznFrYwLoPXEam+cXGBQqzQZXpnLwZ:rPLORJQZ9wZ

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 ec2-52-52-87-56.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.52.87.56:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to unknown.telstraglobal.net  (210.176.156.21:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-220-169-97.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.220.169.97:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-248-86-10.ap-northeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.248.86.10:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-208-254-144.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.208.254.144:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-38-231-155.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.38.231.155:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-220-65-239.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.220.65.239:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-193-34-224.ap-northeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.193.34.224:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to d-nb.xplusone.com  (199.38.164.156:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-53-226-183.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.226.183:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-53-224-12.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.224.12:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-icn1.facebook.com  (31.13.68.35:443)

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 ec2-107-21-204-209.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.204.209:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-53-224-74.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.224.74:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to t-ams5.mplxtms.com  (63.215.202.72:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r-199-59-150-10.twttr.com  (199.59.150.10:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-87-116-64.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.87.116.64:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bam-3.nr-data.net  (50.31.164.173:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-220-242-141.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.242.141:443)

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