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thebrowserinst.exe

TheBrowser

GOOBZO LTD

The application thebrowserinst.exe, “TheBrowser Setup ” by GOOBZO has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dgq0t2nte1tmh.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Goobzo LTD   (signed by GOOBZO LTD)

Product:
TheBrowser

Description:
TheBrowser Setup

Version:
47.0.0.3

MD5:
43fbfd21477245a6714bafb1585f337e

SHA-1:
1269155091ea73931e27ca2c993bafe8273c0416

SHA-256:
66d1c9f53fb658518d0189cf6f53c13a7db65a111b37ba6de37d4bf14e6156d1

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:
4/25/2024 4:04:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Goobzo.Installer (M)
16.1.27.16

File size:
37.8 MB (39,603,568 bytes)

Product version:
47.0.0.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\thebrowserinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GOOBZO LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/25/2016 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GOOBZO LTD, O=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:
795803A397FD788A95F4A539C1E93828

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 6:24:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:b3VzEdmUtvrU3Os3/ozfXndag18iXkKRbp/jKjKx+RNB0/4khRy2Z:bLUhBsPozfXn0i8QkKRQjKUH01RyU

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 34, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

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

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