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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:
1.0.5800.18467

MD5:
d5efaadb7b1a4f0ad538f2334c9b3196

SHA-1:
fa1d5728345b2dbda52ab6d952eb4b2dd4c4e478

SHA-256:
818460f2016cb8ecf1f47b64905eb1e573868c8a6801679c125b27b13a605fae

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:
4/27/2024 3:59:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebBarMe (M)
16.5.19.14

File size:
36.3 KB (37,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5800.18467

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:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/5/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 3:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0F7B7C7A3031BA614438E5A48FF24DD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2015 10:15:34 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:8DDD3ooc0mSeuM/7XuVuQep50uQum5J1PvnIYaf:8DD0OTy7XuVw0BJL1HIYaf

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:
4.8212

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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