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browserserver.exe

Zhixiong Zhao

The executable browserserver.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named ghokswaBrowserUpdateCore triggered daily at a specified time. While running, it connects to the Internet address c8.3e.559e.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Zhixiong Zhao  (signed and verified)

Version:
45.17.2454.18

MD5:
18e7cf19f83c00e7670b0c23a3b0db63

SHA-1:
9eccc537cc8c3f6e2cbe367c88c79efc95ee2970

SHA-256:
9c2226af58b23a60b7958c380ba738023a2fff04d743447927bd8eba164ae850

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
8/4/2025 6:59:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Trojan.Ghokswa (M)
16.10.17.9

File size:
353.7 KB (362,208 bytes)

Product version:
45.17.2454.18

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ghokswa browser\ghokswa\bin\browserserver.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zhixiong Zhao

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/2/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zhixiong Zhao, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Guangzhou, S=Guandong, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
57409EBFEBEAF8B7ABAF024ABACC1A0D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2015 12:02:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:CbdY1n26kQhQa/YdQ3eZQ7cAKkqXhyvBagtiiYWwxZemVV/+QiC:CbdY12plAKklvFiiYW0ZemVVWQiC

Entry address:
0x23962

Entry point:
E8, 2E, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 30, 33, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 03, 13, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 0C, 55, 45, 00, FF, 15, 00, 32, 44, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 89, 51, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 40, 32, 44, 00, 50, E8, 8E, 51, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 77, 6F, 53, 57, A1, 0C, 55, 45, 00, 85, C0, 75, 1D, E8, 5F, 47, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, B5, 47, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 99, 3E, 00, 00, A1, 0C...
 
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Code size:
261 KB (267,264 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ghokswaBrowserUpdateCore

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 12:45)

Description:
Be sure to use the latest version of ghokswa Browser. If this task is disabled or stopped, your ghokswa Browser will not be updated, which means you c


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c8.3e.559e.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (158.85.62.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to e.a0.a86c.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (108.168.160.14:80)

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