tbhelper2.exe

Internet Explorer Toolbar

Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD

The application tbhelper2.exe, “Toolbar Helper Module” by Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Nectar Toolbar by AIMIA Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer Toolbar

Description:
Toolbar Helper Module

Version:
4.3.0.43

MD5:
005e265a74f901d4bf1a7dfec62a7b7d

SHA-1:
de85e4fe7bb27c2ed3e845ad251b5b8de42c8156

SHA-256:
567254a1ce41e7eef858429c4b000c560572a40551524eda31e93044e4eb91ea

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/23/2024 10:25:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.AimiaCoalitionLoyaltyUK.J
14.12.16.10

File size:
199.3 KB (204,072 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0.43

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2012. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
TbHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\nectar toolbar\tbhelper2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD, L=London, S=United Kingdom, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3FA8ED3BA9AA2D91F087CB0A3B328A4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/5/2013 8:50:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:EKW51AJhVrsk8FIsPA2LL4iWRrJ+5TbD+Jc7a:EKWUxzxv2LL4imrWTX2

Entry address:
0x129A2

Entry point:
E8, 6A, 6D, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 68, 60, 0F, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 2C, A4, 42, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, A3, 38, B9, 42, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 2C, A4...
 
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Entropy:
6.4345

Code size:
126.5 KB (129,536 bytes)

The file tbhelper2.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Nectar Toolbar  by AIMIA Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd
Nectar Toolbar is a potentially unwanted web browser extension designed to take control of the user's browser in order to redirect web searches and inject advertising. In Internet Explorer the program run as a Browser Helper Object.
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