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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. While running, it connects to the Internet address 158.245.178.107.bc.googleusercontent.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Web Discover  (signed and verified)

Product:
Browser

Version:
48.0.2564.10

MD5:
e9ecab22447a74305ac5e6ef67f6ce93

SHA-1:
fbe2f3792a161b8f3c1fb4b3963196e456655434

SHA-256:
8b99414d6e7670c032371a3a3f0753b31941f1ae50d80e5357f5e7ce908effbb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 5:21:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.31.1

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\2.218.2\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:
8/30/2016 11:21:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FIXqLpH+/grzwYJnf7P0slTld5gW8E6EOtIK9LCW06ZNRI4q:ckH+0T6Zo4q

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 ec2-54-91-134-81.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.91.134.81:443)

TCP:
Connects to ec2-52-88-152-220.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.88.152.220:8443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 158.245.178.107.bc.googleusercontent.com  (107.178.245.158:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-7-116.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.7.116:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-34-192-41-60.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (34.192.41.60:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a-0001.a-msedge.net  (204.79.197.200:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-72-93-172.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.72.93.172:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to rtr3.l7.search.vip.gq1.yahoo.com  (208.71.45.11:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r2.ycpi.vip.gq1.yahoo.net  (208.71.44.31:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-32-42-144.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.32.42.144:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-atl3.facebook.com  (31.13.65.36:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-172-161.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.172.161:80)

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 server-54-239-172-218.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.172.218:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-239-172-117.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.172.117:443)

TCP:
Connects to jg-in-f188.1e100.net  (209.85.147.188:5228)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-34-198-69-78.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (34.198.69.78:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-84-244-153.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.84.244.153:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-atl3.facebook.com  (31.13.65.1:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-8-9-154.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.8.9.154:443)

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