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chromehelper.exe

WebAppTech Coding LLC

This adware background process is controlled and started by the Updater.exe executable (if the process is stopped the updater will restart it) and is desigend to install the extension within the Chrome borwser and inject and popup various types of ad formats including pop-ups, inline text links and banners. ChromeHelper is packaged with one of many a branded adware applications, from Injekt. The application chromehelper.exe by WebAppTech Coding has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
WatchDog  (signed by WebAppTech Coding LLC)

Product:
WatchDog

Version:
3, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
c5ae7a4dcecf13ec792af30de6dc4e70

SHA-1:
d010a9f5165994b36ce25af79a1ab423b43eadc5

SHA-256:
a72b9189291b75eb238d6cf193dfda5361f024014464ba69566e7a3ac3112f3c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:00:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.WebAppTechCoding (M)
16.2.8.10

File size:
417.6 KB (427,664 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 0, 1

Original file name:
dog.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\rhelpers\chromehelper\chromehelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebAppTech Coding LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/15/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/16/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WebAppTech Coding LLC, O=WebAppTech Coding LLC, STREET="2885 Sanford Ave SW #18716", L=Grandville, S=MI, PostalCode=49418, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00ED976277604B937F55FA8DF427C5B534

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2013 7:06:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O9Wc5kDd5CWQqHWIztFKMoFG6F19+IrNVsxE6nMOg7hauE5B5z:O9WcKCWvWktIt19rNVLqMOAE5zz

Entry address:
0x300F2

Entry point:
E8, 28, D9, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 70, B9, 45, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, C4, 5A, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 70, B9, 45, 00, FF, 15, 7C, B0, 44, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 70, B9, 45, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 84, B0, 44, 00, 53, E8, 31, BF, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 90, BA, 45, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
6.4243

Code size:
294.5 KB (301,568 bytes)

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