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ieopenservicehelper.exe

SmileysWeLove Toolbar

SqueakyChocolate

The application ieopenservicehelper.exe by SqueakyChocolate has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.squeakychocolate.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SqueekyChocolate, LLC  (signed by SqueakyChocolate)

Product:
SmileysWeLove Toolbar

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
0df4e7c61e08087528b2d3b7f1bd640d

SHA-1:
66aefc06659a429cb214e5cc0cddb00df656f813

SHA-256:
bbf0b7ff5467b358bc31d9190d4b9e09a8f364bc99de0f96a0caa12beb9e81a9

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:
4/26/2024 2:49:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.14.20

File size:
7.5 MB (7,868,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
IEOpenSe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\ieopenservicehelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SqueakyChocolate

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/20/2012 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SqueakyChocolate, O=SqueakyChocolate, STREET=12902 Dorathea Terrace, L=Poway, S=CA, PostalCode=92064, C=US

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

Serial number:
00B696A8829DC1E0486236AF86C6DC0B70

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/25/2013 7:03:33 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x23E7

Entry point:
E8, 41, 35, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, F4, B1, 40, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 28, B0, 40, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 7C, 0A, 41, 00, FF, 15, 30, B0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, DA, 16, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
0.1055

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to squeakychocolate.com  (74.208.110.68:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to post-install-verification.conduit-data.com  (184.72.217.85:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.squeakychocolate.com  (62.253.3.84:80)

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