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TheBrowser

BrowserAir (GOOBZO LTD)

The application thebrowseinst.exe.exe, “TheBrowser Setup ” by BrowserAir (GOOBZO) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dgq0t2nte1tmh.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Goobzo LTD   (signed by BrowserAir (GOOBZO LTD))

Product:
TheBrowser

Description:
TheBrowser Setup

MD5:
0021adb564fc1774c9e0d9edf379da1c

SHA-1:
a0ab1d531fd448b98315e0c8d5b564be461312e3

SHA-256:
227cda423858837df03be5f853670bfc7b3f9d2d3d5b77d7b3b0621c508bfa6e

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:
5/21/2024 5:19:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Goobzo.Installer (M)
16.1.25.5

File size:
37.7 MB (39,542,704 bytes)

Product version:
44.4.9.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\thebrowseinst.exe.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BrowserAir (GOOBZO LTD)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/10/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BrowserAir (GOOBZO LTD), O=BrowserAir (GOOBZO LTD), STREET="Bldg #15 Matam", L=Haifa, S=Haifa, PostalCode=31905, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3B4F9A8B40F303C8AAD1D77B2A2B4674

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:UZ+PaxQi3l8Fap3a4BqkB4Gz4yUp97a9HAOC5ARgX7qOY8Qrz+sH0M45wdLzOD/T:kDCFap7Bpk9egOqhiHBpdLzMRe/iHJ

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file thebrowseinst.exe.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://dgq0t2nte1tmh.cloudfront.net/TheBrowserInst.exe

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