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browserconnection.dll

Discordia Limited.

The module browserconnection.dll by Discordia Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Searchcore Toolbar by Discordia Limited which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Discordia Limited.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1bf0eb7d8e5fdd0fa2335089f5947848

SHA-1:
bb335299d3864bbd9024ea98f800da4c3bb0cfdd

SHA-256:
64cdef99c8065d151aaf33730fbb742617926c1953a5172dd1d09cf935e8b429

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/24/2024 8:26:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Discordia (M)
16.10.16.8

File size:
98.9 KB (101,272 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\browserconnection.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Discordia Limited.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Discordia Limited., O=Discordia Limited., L=Limassol, S=Limassol, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
32372D8D32871D91152F955F6214DE12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2011 6:40:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:cRQbS1dvZXwhRHLDgbYk/Yyr7uQ6YdkH60zITFKTnXYO+29H2m+HFinM:cRf1duRH3ZEYO6jzuoX5+29Wm+HAn

Entry address:
0x847B

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, C2, 4D, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, 68, F0, 7B, 00, 10, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, BC, 54, 01, 10, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC...
 
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Entropy:
6.3935

Code size:
57.5 KB (58,880 bytes)

The file browserconnection.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Searchcore Toolbar  by Discordia Limited
SearchCore for Browsers is a free web browser plugin for MSN messenger, Gmail, Facebook and some other popular instant messaging applications and web services designed to enriche chat conversations and email messages.
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