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fbsprotection.exe

Fast Browser Search Protection

Make The Web Better, LLC

The application fbsprotection.exe by Make The Web Better has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Make The Web Better, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fast Browser Search Protection

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
f5ebc86365d52c024ff548fd47a2571f

SHA-1:
e0f48346d2b527c87ba12841adca84b35bf7bede

SHA-256:
78fc6f27272ef35cc24a8199e14eb8537b7e8acca0796b2c399ba8742bb3d136

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:51:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MakeTheWebBetter (M)
16.2.6.10

File size:
202.3 KB (207,168 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright 2008

Original file name:
FastBrowserSearchProtection.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\fast browser search\ie\fbsprotection.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Make The Web Better, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/27/2009 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/14/2011 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Make The Web Better, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Make The Web Better, LLC", L=Englewood Cliffs, S=NewJersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F800F353B7B159FC71A6428B9487DB8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2009 10:34:48 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ZxkbqC0eGN9S6npnL0gU/KeUDD65n3yEb:ZWbzPGnn1L0Xye4M3p

Entry address:
0xD48A

Entry point:
E8, 2F, 28, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, C9, 0C, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, 44, ED, 41, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, F4, 28, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 14, D6, 40, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
83 KB (84,992 bytes)

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