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uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe

Distributed by Adknowledge's installers (Optimum/Fusion/Tiny), the trojan adware will proxy various web traffic and inject advertising in the browser. BrowserProtect was programmed by Danny Miller of Adknowledge. The software uses Fiddler, web debugging proxy, for capturing HTTP traffic and will install a root certificate named DO_NOT_TRUST_FiddlerRoot. The application uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. This file is typically installed with the program BrowserSafeguard by Adknowledge, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
340de8e4f50a3748d116c3a98aeb97f6

SHA-1:
8567baa20c5651b9d49ceb905f6a9f8a1b5516ff

SHA-256:
cb94b2bd9270efd6ff722d08515099e9fd4dd035f719f90ea502adf62e7fb04d

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of an adware program delivered by Adknowledge that will modify the web browser's settings (preferred home page and default search settings) and install a local proxy to intercept and inject various forms of advertising.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:36:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Spy.2375680.16
7.11.117.84

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.UIKNCT
13.11.22

McAfee
Adware-Bsafeg!340DE8E4F50A
5600.7284

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrowserSafeguard.Task.Z
14.5.8.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH08JI13
7.2.331

File size:
2.3 MB (2,375,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browsersafeguard\uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2013 9:19:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:o+zfuSAyeQDgz7Wsq41xRUOTV4Y9NWCNYYST:FzfuSAog9qoxt6Yi

Entry address:
0x236D9E

Entry point:
FF, 25, AC, 6D, 63, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 80, 6D, 23, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 80, 5D, 27, 52, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 79, 00, 00, 00, D0, 6D, 23, 00, D0, 4F, 23, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 62, 93, AE, 26, 13, 33, D1, 47, 84, 4C, 20, CE, 86, B8, B5, 1A, 01, 00, 00, 00, 43, 3A, 5C, 55, 73, 65, 72, 73, 5C, 64, 6D, 69, 6C, 6C, 65, 72, 5C, 44, 6F, 63, 75, 6D, 65, 6E, 74, 73, 5C, 50, 72, 6F, 6A, 65, 63, 74, 73, 5C, 49, 6E, 73, 74, 61, 6C, 6C, 65, 72, 73, 5C, 42, 72, 6F, 77, 73, 65, 72...
 
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Entropy:
7.1194

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,314,240 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
BrowserSafeguard Update Task

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 6:58 PM)


The file uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe has been discovered within the following program.

BrowserSafeguard  by Adknowledge, Inc.
RocketTab is licensed by Rich River Media but typically bundled with BrowserSafeguard, the software is distributed through numerous adware bundlers including optimum-installer, FUSION INSTALL and Tint Installer.
www.browsersafeguard.com
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The file uninstall.browsersafeguard.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install.browsersafeguard.com/.../installer.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-203-185.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.203.185:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-65-88.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.65.88:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-240-140.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.240.140:80)

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