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BrowserHelper.exe

BrowserHelper

Veristaff.com Inc

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

Product:
BrowserHelper

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
69ecbed0bfd6c18afe8c84cc6ad98118

SHA-1:
84a74235c221ae3b91625724b5916fd0b5c7ad71

SHA-256:
c1972b3a480bff8de3cccbe3cc051d959050f67834024d126b988f2383f12819

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:21:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Linkury
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SnapDo.A
v2014.07.28.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Veristaff.N
14.7.28.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Linkury
31680

File size:
32.8 KB (33,576 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:
Veristaff.com Inc

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/8/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 9:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Veristaff.com Inc, O=Veristaff.com Inc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0B0EA10F13BB9EB2057BECB9A30F59D4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2014 4:05:25 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:pQpeAAndU1Q97QjhNX4Ybi58jljzkY48mM0XKa:oeA0Uw7GN5jlnk0TU

Entry address:
0x80E2

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

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

ShowPass Smartbar  by ReSoft Ltd.
ShowPass Smartbar is an adware program (supported by various types of advertising) that is usually bundled by third party installers and download managers.
snap.do
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