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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:
aa1059555a3b4b2a1ef5dcccf70fddc6

SHA-1:
d4ce45fee2d83e328ff42325ffcddc75729b9c35

SHA-256:
4d4073a3ae471fed6432a28e6d71b175590eb5edb31cb895ab4de8102aaced54

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:
4/25/2024 4:59:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.14.20

File size:
3.2 MB (3,402,120 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 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 4:59:59 AM

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:
11/22/2013 12:37:16 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xE25E

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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Entropy:
0.1797

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

Code size:
49 KB (50,176 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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