makethewebbetter.exe

Make The Web Better, LLC

The application makethewebbetter.exe by Make The Web Better has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Make The Web Better, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
383d481f8d5742baa26f46d5970e6f01

SHA-1:
616cb75b44c6445d889309bd52c108c93e80161f

SHA-256:
530bb0de9ec2c0bbd7d0c3e79b677c58d2fe036493ca7e0f81fc1736c9e6bc8a

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:
4/20/2024 12:48:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.25.10

File size:
809.9 KB (829,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\makethewebbetter.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/26/2009 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2011 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Make The Web Better, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Make The Web Better, LLC", L=Englewood Cliffs, S=NewJersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F800F353B7B159FC71A6428B9487DB8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2009 12:49:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x14BDF

Entry point:
E8, 32, 67, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, D8, D9, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, B2, 67, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 58, 4C, 41, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 84, E6, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83...
 
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Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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