iwebar-chromeinstaller.exe

Goobzo LTD

The application iwebar-chromeinstaller.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program iWebar by iWebBar which is a potentially unwanted software program. The file utilizes the Crossrider browser extension platform. ChromeInstaller is the component designed to install and manage the extension's Google Chrome integration. While running, it connects to the Internet address stats.srvstatsdata.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
iWebar  (signed by Goobzo LTD)

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
bd3c4afef8d45caad9ae2c8989c89a24

SHA-1:
f666f6d459e282b85f261ad8f42546af7fd28dc5

SHA-256:
d0f20aae07c9788e562eed9fe1e10de63ee540a17b9cf0b6de6fade0f673e372

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. It will download and install the extension for Gogole Chrome.

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 Goobzo LTD.

Analysis date:
5/28/2024 10:41:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
7.1.1

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3592

Baidu Antivirus
Unnamed.Threat
4.0.3.14117

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1100

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.7839
9.0.1.0220

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Plush
8.14.08.08.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)
8.9094

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PUP_FEJ
8/8/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Gen:Adware.Plush
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10588

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ObjectBrowser.A
v2014.01.17.07

McAfee
Artemis!7FCEADEC6F73
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cynnzl
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PlusHD
14.01.27.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crossrider.Task.W
14.8.8.2

Sophos
AppRider
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1125
7.2.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
23730

File size:
904.4 KB (926,064 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
5/2/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Goobzo LTD, O=Goobzo LTD, L=Haifa, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
120B25DDE57B88636AD4D97D23B99C88

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/1/2014 11:32:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9kXJU91usvzOpsAov9bIcuPxmeKWHRjcNEIF0jTxwG33OOvTmqdwMVpTJBk:9kXJUr/CEvJIcuPxmzlOTxwK9vCyT/k

Entry address:
0x97A72

Entry point:
E8, DE, F3, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 08, 33, 3D, 48, 11, 4E, 00, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 8D, 73, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4F, 04, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 8C, AA, FF, FF, 8B, 4F, 0C, 8B, 47, 08, 03, CE, 33, 0C, 30, E8, 7C, AA, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, D0, 00, 00, 00, 89, 45, E8, 8B, 45, 10, 89, 45, EC, 8D, 45, E8, 89, 43, FC, 8B, 43, 0C, 89, 45, F8, 83, F8, FE, 0F, 84, EE, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5566

Code size:
738 KB (755,712 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
iWebar-chromeinstaller

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file iwebar-chromeinstaller.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

iWebar  by iWebBar
iWebar is a web browser extension and toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/007223/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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