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BrowserHelper.exe

BrowserHelper

PINWID LTD

The application BrowserHelper.exe by PINWID has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Muvic Smartbar by Pinwid Ltd. and Muvic Smartbar Engine by Pinwid Ltd., both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
PINWID LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
BrowserHelper

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
41da78c4eda66306dbee1d9bb65da1f4

SHA-1:
0838c29d12fd864fe7ad7ea4f9f5360d8a1d6a60

SHA-256:
f13e23899eb9a0c280bda3284073ab4f45f5b33261f97c76b14a05265f402e20

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:52:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Pindi
2015.0.3369

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Toolbar.Linkury.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Linkury
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SnapDo.A
v2014.08.28.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PINWID.N
14.8.28.10

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0704
7.2.240

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Linkury
31168

File size:
36 KB (36,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
BrowserHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\smartbar\application\browserhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PINWID LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PINWID LTD, OU=514841295, O=PINWID LTD, STREET=14 Shenkar Arie, L=HERZLIYA, S=TLV, PostalCode=4672514, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009956EF23AED48987569DC3E7434BBB19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 5:37:56 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:OPs/vbqOpfBSz7biN663HiFmDWXANClQMEf0lk:O0/vVgzXiN6aiFc2AYlSMi

Entry address:
0x8BEA

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

The file BrowserHelper.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Muvic Smartbar  by Pinwid Ltd.
This adware injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of banners and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads.
www.browse-search.com/?
80% remove it
Muvic Smartbar Engine  by Pinwid Ltd.
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.
82% remove it
 
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