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browserhelper.exe

Update Helper

Goobzo LTD

The application browserhelper.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address 192-124-232-198.static.unitasglobal.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Goobzo  (signed by Goobzo LTD)

Product:
Update Helper

Version:
1.6.0.0

MD5:
39e468a8e24be2ff319d0438f05161af

SHA-1:
416f34e0a9e0168c95c747bf65147266ac2cd683

SHA-256:
b2bc096844e902feec483fdcd70c4068990fd5da510c54bc488dde39ca14ea53

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:15:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.02.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen
7.11.200.132

avast!
Win32:Adware-CDO [PUP]
2014.9-150207

AVG
Skodna
2016.0.3206

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SBWatchman
4.0.3.15218

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20685

ESET NOD32
Win32/SBWatchman.D potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11127

G Data
Win32.Application.GoobZo
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.195.14984

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
14.0.0.2525

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Goobzo
15.02.07.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Goobzo
15.2.7.1

Sophos
Goobzo
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Goobzo
37278

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Shopper.Win32.504
2.0.0.2069

File size:
458.9 KB (469,864 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ytdownloader\browserhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Goobzo LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/1/2013 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/2/2015 1:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Goobzo LTD, O=Goobzo LTD, L=Haifa, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
120B25DDE57B88636AD4D97D23B99C88

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2015 12:56:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Q9DaqRSdODwLQ9eZO6wl1P6jef/j/AeLfeMzzhfPJ1iJ9Zgd0nj:QXSpQ9eU661ijo/ceHzRPf0Y0nj

Entry address:
0x3A4DD

Entry point:
E8, 44, D6, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, A3, 46, 00, E8, 3D, 2D, 00, 00, E8, AC, 1A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D7, D5, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 91, 73, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3405

Code size:
337 KB (345,088 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 192-124-232-198.static.unitasglobal.net  (198.232.124.192:80)

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