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iwebar-nova.exe

Goobzo LTD

The application iwebar-nova.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 32 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. This will display various ads in the web browser such as popups, interstitial and in-text links and distributed through various monetization platforms. It will also modify browser settings such as the search and home page.

File name:

iwebar-nova.exe

Publisher:

iWebar (signed by Goobzo LTD)

Product:

iWebar

Description:

iWebar exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

735e7a49becb9e6412684e62f8b8ab45

SHA-1:

d4a5909dc5bb5c5415dd6127a6e4f1ee3c86fc7b

SHA-256:

1b36d0b5ad27113124850316ca1f5526f048d7689a908dd4fd2d469b5561b7e8

Scanner detections:

32 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:

7/8/2025 1:37:55 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680

919

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AdLoad

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Toolbar

2014.07.05

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/CrossRider.A.16477

7.11.158.148

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140731

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2015.0.3397

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.CrossRider

4.0.3.14731

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680

1.0.20.1060

Bkav FE

W32.CrossRiderD.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18969

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680

8.14.07.31.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider

7/31/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-7d811582

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680

11.2014-31-07_5

G Data

Win32.Application.Plush

14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of hdtube1.6-nova.exe (Adware)

2014.9.10.12

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.OptionalInst.Goobzo

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.178.12278

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdLoad

14.0.0.3480

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.PlusHD.A

v2014.07.31.12

McAfee

Artemis!735E7A49BECB

5600.7053

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680

15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dcawxx

0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.07.31.12

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Task.Goobzo.L

14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1703757D!386102653

23.00.65.14729

Sophos

AppRider

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0720

7.2.212

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AdLoad

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4789396

29708

File size:

586.4 KB (600,432 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

iWebar.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\iwebar\iwebar-nova.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Goobzo LTD

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

5/1/2013 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:

5/2/2015 7:29:59 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:

7/2/2014 5:34:55 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:NkzoHK39pj2V8GY8uK07zWmJzU2dXpTHysm7spXU:WzqglzSMTSsnE

Entry address:

0x45A99

Entry point:

E8, 5F, DF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, 9F, 47, 00, E8, E1, 4E, 00, 00, E8, 9D, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F2, DE, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 9D, 67, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8... 
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Code size:

413 KB (422,912 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

f6fb056d-d8c0-486a-95dc-fbaa8fccf648-7

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:

iwebar-nova.exe \muhzww='iwebar' \uyhluauty=35510 \kyqkzd='000169'

The file iwebar-nova.exe has been discovered within the following program.

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.

80% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com (176.32.102.68:80)

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