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BrowserHelper.exe

BrowserHelper

Veristaff.com Inc

The application BrowserHelper.exe by Veristaff.com Inc has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program SafeFinder Smartbar by Linkury Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Veristaff.com Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
BrowserHelper

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
116b690ecdb2e6a24c4aeb18045923f0

SHA-1:
fdceb1ddcfe8f2ff805e11548b1358fafd1d81e6

SHA-256:
b5ae8754d19662cb918c065f0e9aafa24b5131843995e5a7e6894993ce224773

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 1:02:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Veristaff
2015.0.3400

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Linkury
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SnapDo.A
v2014.07.28.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Veristaff.N
14.7.28.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783962
31208

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)

Language:
Language Neutral

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 8:00:00 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:
7/21/2014 7:53:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:vRb18XEoy8oKpEnc0VN+Z2apdbVbECdRYkJ5jggT2jOSV3WXB44pfBjIFGhEVmkN:ViPzhECDYK5jggT2ojpjzQX48mM0+

Entry address:
0x80A6

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:
6.3825

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.

SafeFinder Smartbar  by Linkury Ltd.
SafeFinder displays advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of search-related ads, banner and video ads, and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads.
www.linkury.com/faq/s/faq.aspx?company=SafeFinder
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