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visualbee-enabler.exe

Visual Software Systems LTD

The application visualbee-enabler.exe by Visual Software Systems has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program VisualBee by VisualBee.com which is a potentially unwanted software program. By utilizing the Crossrider browser extension platform, the Enabler module is designed to manage the integration with the user's web browser and install/manage the plugin for Chrome, IE and Firefox.
Publisher:
VisualBee  (signed by Visual Software Systems LTD)

Product:
VisualBee

Description:
VisualBee exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
2ba4be0946c6eb2616715dc8d6504ab4

SHA-1:
96eb2ee95e84d398b4be0c6d49dd1cafdc956067

SHA-256:
09ad27dac4592ac56f05b390a2f7f121bf162ba89e2af85f9ba651c9f9d3e1f8

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/16/2024 10:47:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.VisualSoftwareSystems (M)
16.1.27.9

File size:
336.2 KB (344,280 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
VisualBee.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\visualbee\visualbee-enabler.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Software Systems LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2013 4:59:59 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 3:08:17 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gtu2UeW39ojZ/ESvWmm+W1HOsDwJEG95s3c6ec+5pTBlz3mm:2/Ul39YZ/JvWm1eHOUOEG954C5pTL

Entry address:
0x2B051

Entry point:
E8, 22, 99, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 53, 33, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 10, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 14, 89, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 1C, 0B, C0, 7D, 14, 47, 8B, 54, 24, 18, F7, D8, F7, DA, 83, D8, 00, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 89, 54, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, D8, 8B, 4C, 24, 18, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, D1, EB, D1, D9, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, DB...
 
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Entropy:
6.5203

Code size:
257.5 KB (263,680 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
VisualBee-enabler

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/003885/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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