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browser_helper_companion.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_helper_companion.exe by Blabbers Communications has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. 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.
Publisher:
Blabbers Communications Ltd  (signed and verified)

Version:
2

MD5:
1b8c9b6f530b9695998dcec9d99d45c4

SHA-1:
2fb95f9484fc9c539becbf585aeaca8017f5368d

SHA-256:
15206b457c876824230b9bfc3d7569f6ef9bcf1064fafa6673e95d8618d43b3d

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:11:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
16330

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.303
9.0.1.01

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.BrowserCompanion.AMN
8.14.01.01.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowserCompanion
8.8379

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BlabbersCommunications.Y
14.8.7.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0928
7.2.1

Trend Micro
ADW_BLABBERS
10.465.01

File size:
1 MB (1,078,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blabbers Communications Ltd

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
2/9/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2012 8:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00D561643A7697D633BCB565E2E1EF7365

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kzAObT5po6u3jmLwW/k26x6vw0Tt6VGwT9r7N46Tt+Z1iPsPL:wAis70j2r7NZI1iPsPL

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)

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