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iwebar-buttonutil64.exe

Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application iwebar-buttonutil64.exe by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited) has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension toolkit. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
iWebar  (signed by Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited))

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
8be43c80f8e18e9423e9e41877e294be

SHA-1:
d2714b8cecc4391beeca9f867465acad408192fd

SHA-256:
fa2963386231f724729ed1889b67544d614ca88be3b14ac90a805946681e7595

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install new code and Javascript updates for the extension.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited).

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:34:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.12.22

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.12.22.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.ArmageddonLabsBrightCircleInvestmentsLimited.T
15.1.4.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
35418

File size:
374 KB (382,944 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iwebar\iwebar-buttonutil64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), O=Armageddon Labs (BrightCircle Investments Limited), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
00C5692390E715129E144F950D09DA6E8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/21/2014 11:15:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kvFf20H0YA6XVjxcYdbO+aRZWa4NsT5dTAuF66Bq1gxgsNP:iFude1afRYITTEaP

Entry address:
0x25F6C

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 5B, A3, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 02, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 48, 89, 74, 24, 18, 57, 48, 83, EC, 30, E8, 8C, 20, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, B9, 02, 00, 00, 00, E8, E7, A2, 00, 00, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 48, 8D, 3D, 53, A0, FD, FF, 66, 39, 05, 4C, A0, FD, FF, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 31, 48, 63, 05, 7B, A0, FD, FF, 48, 03, C7, 81, 38, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EA, B9, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 66, 39, 48, 18, 75, DF, 33, DB, 83, B8, 84, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, F8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89...
 
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Code size:
238 KB (243,712 bytes)

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