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browserhelper.exe

Update Helper

Goobzo LTD

The application browserhelper.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 13 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:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ba509e712118480c4d66b2957039f488

SHA-1:
ebae57304d8bc52946aa431d2029377fbc9fdc2e

SHA-256:
0bcb6e516ea33140281836fe6bc4940c189b755594c7dcd45e9d65110ad4ee8b

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:52:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2015.01.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen
7.11.200.132

avast!
Win32:Adware-CDO [PUP]
2014.9-150115

AVG
Skodna
2016.0.3228

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Shopper
4.0.3.15115

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20685

ESET NOD32
Win32/SBWatchman (variant)
9.11000

G Data
Win32.Application.GoobZo
15.1.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
14.0.0.2636

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Goobzo
15.01.15.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Goobzo.N
15.1.15.19

Sophos
Goobzo
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Goobzo
36590

File size:
418.4 KB (428,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/2/2015 4:59:59 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:
1/8/2015 6:08:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:GF+6sw+XyD6Xn+nLBYt8YLIfT+xOkmmYuUMBMhnBL0B67PS:GF+qoyxLBYhLu7RmYuUhLRq

Entry address:
0x3720D

Entry point:
E8, 03, BC, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 04, 0A, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 04, 0A, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
6.3183

Code size:
313 KB (320,512 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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