iwebar-updater.exe

Goobzo LTD

The application iwebar-updater.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 36 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. It is built using the Crossrider browser extension toolkit; the Updater component is used to dynamically connects to the Crossrider API (update.srvstatsdata.com/.../{CAMP_ID}/update.json) and download additional code in order to automatically update iWebar extension/toolbar.
Publisher:
iWebar  (signed by Goobzo LTD)

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
74408429306ef649c5e4f0a19da885fa

SHA-1:
c90f888a0f213033ef163d0b1a9a887b2ec1c091

SHA-256:
395f3ac7a48f3bfbc49b39302591282d56470a6d5c4de2226ef86e77ede276e5

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Crossrider toolbar platform. This is the updater mechanism that runs in the background as a scheduled task.

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:
5/8/2024 3:45:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.vu1@mS0kd@iO
370

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.07.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Crossrider-AI [PUP]
2014.9-160131

AVG
Generic5
2017.0.2848

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.16131

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.vu1@mS0kd@iO
1.0.20.155

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc63.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22766

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2804
9.0.1.031

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.vu1@mmCaKdbO
8.16.01.31.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.W potentially unwanted (variant)
10.11942

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
1/31/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-eb9ef301
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.vu1@mS0kd@iO
11.2016-31-01_1

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.vu1@mS0kd@iO
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.206.16567

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2016.01.31.07

McAfee
PUP-FTK
5600.6504

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.vu1@mS0kd@iO
17.0.0.93

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.CrossRider.deropl
0.30.24.2487

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.vu1@kmCaKdbO
11.20160131

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Goobzo
16.01.31.07

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

Quick Heal
PUA.Goobzoltd.Gen
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Goobzo (M)
16.1.31.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.186596CF!409310927
23.00.65.16129

Sophos
PUA 'AppRider' (of type Adware)
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.CrossRider/Variant
9352

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1231
7.2.31

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00BI15
10.465.31

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
42020

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CroRi.Win32.161
2.0.0.2291

File size:
358.9 KB (367,472 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-updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/1/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/2/2015 6:59:59 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:
7/14/2013 9:21:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wvnZKwsLNQuoQbRjwd7ErLFgGsUdIDEI1tgpPTIvt6Sx6ecBpTBp9yPUo:wPZhsLNQu/ad7ErLFgGsUdIDdgpTIvc8

Entry address:
0x2E324

Entry point:
E8, 2F, AA, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, DB, 75, F4, F7...
 
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Entropy:
6.5262

Code size:
276 KB (282,624 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
iWebar-updater

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file iwebar-updater.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.
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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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to errors.srvstatsdata.com  (208.85.150.249:80)

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

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