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wbsvc.exe

Web Bar Service

Web Bar Media

The application wbsvc.exe by Web Bar Media 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 named WebBarLaunchTask triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Web Bar Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web Bar Service

Version:
1.0.5421.26470

MD5:
290320f0f1e165790eba176b00827b75

SHA-1:
bc4c1685469f56adf448f8e6fbe381a6b5b12f84

SHA-256:
aaeb18b788e5a35007f4861716bcf2e050db150e8697992e4dba869b66a83066

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:
4/26/2024 11:05:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebBarMe (M)
16.4.8.3

File size:
37 KB (37,872 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5421.26470

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
wbsvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\webbar\wbsvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Bar Media

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/30/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2015 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Web Bar Media, O=Web Bar Media, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
044224073D1C7BCC8763D980B58EA97E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/4/2014 4:42:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:yDDD3occ0mSSuMf7TuVuQep50uQum5J1PvnM6bhH1MRG:yDD0inW7TuVw0BJL1HlMc

Entry address:
0x3AAE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
4.8146

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
7 KB (7,168 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WebBarLaunchTask

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
This task is required by Web Bar.


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