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BrowserHelper.exe

BrowserHelper

PINWID LTD

The application BrowserHelper.exe by PINWID has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Muvic Smartbar by Pinwid Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
PINWID LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
BrowserHelper

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
bdc7e69d59d4235401e939cda1eb041b

SHA-1:
6e0fd977cfc28bf553dbb993c0a7331e8ce79106

SHA-256:
872320627f3db443ae390a008825b36fac50b2ff1966c8978fd81d1229fc2ba5

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:45:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Pindi
2015.0.3460

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Toolbar.Linkury.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PINWID.N
14.5.28.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783962
29708

File size:
23.5 KB (24,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
BrowserHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PINWID LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/4/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PINWID LTD, O=PINWID LTD, STREET=14 Shenkar Arie, L=HERZLIYA, S=NA, PostalCode=46733, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D9AC9FC9A1B1E8FD63013E3CCE7B0578

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/4/2014 1:59:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:mTTsP51VeE8T7PC9NPTpwKuRmj+WrLtdcVrVnhCxYPLg8l42R7:bn95EpVMElP7

Entry address:
0x593E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.0902

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

Code size:
14.5 KB (14,848 bytes)

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

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/?
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