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visualbee-bg.exe

Visual Software Systems LTD

The application visualbee-bg.exe by Visual Software Systems has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program VisualBee by VisualBee.com which is a potentially unwanted software program. Part of the Corssrider web browser platform, the BG executable is a background process that manage various function of the installed extensions in user's browser including managing installation, updates and remote code downloads. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-184-168-221-40.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

visualbee-bg.exe

Publisher:

VisualBee (signed by Visual Software Systems LTD)

Product:

VisualBee

Description:

VisualBee exe

Version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:

c1c7909e5abd0614ec275b61555b51e1

SHA-1:

f6357a5513ec42ab774198c8e1a9c37693265193

Scanner detections:

12 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Note:

Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Visual Software Systems LTD.

Analysis date:

4/19/2024 8:22:49 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Dr.Web

Trojan.Crossrider.1

9.0.1.0127

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider (variant)

8.9675

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Lyckriks

5/7/2014

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.176.11755

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks

14.0.0.3902

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.cqkogt

0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Crossrider.VisualSoftwareSystems.M

14.5.7.12

Sophos

Generic PUA PG

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07A714

7.2.127

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.Lyckriks

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Crossrider

28214

File size:

876.7 KB (897,752 bytes)

Product version:

1000.1000.1000.1000

Original file name:

VisualBee.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\visualbee\visualbee-bg.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Visual Software Systems LTD

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/17/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Visual Software Systems LTD, O=Visual Software Systems LTD, L=Tel Aviv - Yafo, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

02F58F3809AB50D82BED45D3CEAC82AD

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/10/2013 9:07:22 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:4tc2DxJQ5kIxaiGC53kYcaVpTe6KhTzjW7J:4tc35kliGC53aaO6KhTfW7J

Entry address:

0x76983

Entry point:

E8, 66, AD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, E8, 80, 4D, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, EC, 80, 4D, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, 52, 0E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 50, 82, 4D, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, 3F, 0E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 54, 82, 4D, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08... 
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Code size:

711.5 KB (728,576 bytes)

The file visualbee-bg.exe has been discovered within the following program.

VisualBee by VisualBee.com

VisualBee (Visual Software Systems) is a web browser extension and toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search.

www.visualbee.com

88% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ip-184-168-221-40.ip.secureserver.net (184.168.221.40:80)

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