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browser_companion_autoupdate_for_chrome.exe

Blabbers Communications Ltd

This is the Blabbers installer, a PUP (potentially unwanted program) that will modify the web browser's search behavior as well as may hijack the browser's home page and other providers. The application browser_companion_autoupdate_for_chrome.exe by Blabbers Communications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from 47989dd55ec8d13c0936-7526a99629dde879b4b8c9bc0593ed80.r24.cf1.rackcdn.com.
Publisher:
Blabbers Communications Ltd  (signed and verified)

Version:
2

MD5:
49631f42e10b7d9a070c9140c33347dc

SHA-1:
4ba9a0a3f5f8f5ea81458d3703c8ac8f0e51caba

SHA-256:
dedf219f6cc031db5a12457c4ec546907f6adc0376a9cb38d94f5bc533c0968b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:53:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blabbers.BlabbersCommunications.Installer (M)
16.2.28.1

File size:
948.1 KB (970,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\browser_companion_autoupdate_for_chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blabbers Communications Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Blabbers Communications Ltd, O=Blabbers Communications Ltd, STREET=Arad 3, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=43034, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A56E0C91F7B125DC48FCA4C6077C7BC6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jikFMPRU+C5po6u3gAa93KIgVvg8qn88G54jaPFPs:Wki2+PMA43wNgjn6GjaPFP

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file browser_companion_autoupdate_for_chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://47989dd55ec8d13c0936-7526a99629dde879b4b8c9bc0593ed80.r24.cf1.rackcdn.com/Browser_Companion_AutoUpdate_for_Chrome.exe

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