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BrowserHelper.exe

BrowserHelper

SqueakyChocolate

The application BrowserHelper.exe by SqueakyChocolate has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.squeakychocolate.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
HP  (signed by SqueakyChocolate)

Product:
BrowserHelper

Version:
1.0.2.0

MD5:
2f8785417ea9580e915e40c6ef8dd7f6

SHA-1:
6cd9405db4f48942e7c8fb44e5e8427b65d9ef38

SHA-256:
e713e3afa2e2f09547d2c7fd60e51e392f5d7c1ee7addee30ce38ae2d6badf40

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:
4/24/2024 9:58:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.7.20

File size:
54.4 KB (55,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright © HP 2013

Original file name:
BrowserHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\browserhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SqueakyChocolate

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/20/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SqueakyChocolate, O=SqueakyChocolate, STREET=12902 Dorathea Terrace, L=Poway, S=CA, PostalCode=92064, C=US

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

Serial number:
00B696A8829DC1E0486236AF86C6DC0B70

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/6/2013 1:27:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:UU0BuUUUuuagY2Ek8AoJfNyDhdmcHOC7N6SOyBqWF2NSaZ4zYcHez+0SqFRumXj:QbuuhYLGhdVHOC7NoyBRYZVq0SqFRJj

Entry address:
0xD24E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
45 KB (46,080 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to squeakychocolate.com  (74.208.110.68:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to post-install-verification.conduit-data.com  (184.72.217.85:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.squeakychocolate.com  (62.253.3.84:80)

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