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browserprotector.exe

The application browserprotector.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.update-srv2.info.
MD5:
bf06d7af6603a195e1e6707a79c1b3a1

SHA-1:
641ecc4b50cbece7f3fb02a889d4343a888f16f8

SHA-256:
b285d6f0d6028f512da108c044c904ab7496f8b48e56e848ba1a817adcda29e0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 4:10:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Plugin.Installer.Meta (M)
16.5.8.2

File size:
2.2 MB (2,323,093 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\browserprotector.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2014 1:06:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:23Ka3cek+mRtdaGB4jYCCyw6Uhv2qZ6SJIcyO514Kv0058:23t3dk+2tQkyYdJ2qdJIo4KM058

Entry address:
0x3375

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, E0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, FC, 42, 00, E8, 28, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, FB, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, DB, 73, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, D0, 73, 40, 00, 68, C0, F3, 42, 00, E8, 07, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 50, 43, 00, 57, E8, F5, 23, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file browserprotector.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.update-srv2.info/.../.eJw1jEsKgCAYBu_yrf-NWfm4jAiaSKKiroru3gPazgxzwtZqooPmUqmFMGzfoRFzHzYl30Cor57YzAlHyf6rheRKKvo7syUbOjRjqxSEhwX_XGorDtcNCsoevw.CsFE5eJyvoDsWS3ZNjhMylYThJw

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