iwebar-nova.exe

Goobzo LTD

The application iwebar-nova.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. 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 iWebar by iWebBar which is a potentially unwanted software program. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
iWebar  (signed by Goobzo LTD)

Product:
iWebar

Description:
iWebar exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
61f1a23046c7b68b211fc9d5cacb12e2

SHA-1:
16ea854641d1a52db37e96c0f2b0baa63e5b2b4f

SHA-256:
b71365fc44fae53824e7375d67910241da50e8bdd6f9789ccfc338dbb5a8f855

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 10:05:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AdLoad
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Toolbar
2014.07.05

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.A.4953
7.11.150.246

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140612

AVG
Skodna
2015.0.3467

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14522

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
1.0.20.1100

Bkav FE
W32.CrossRiderD.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18969

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
8.14.08.08.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_CrossRider
6/12/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-7d811582
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Win32.Application.Plush
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptionalInst.Goobzo
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12278

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdLoad
14.0.0.3439

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iWebar.A
v2014.05.22.07

McAfee
Artemis!768454CDA6CA
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.19680
15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdLoad.dbihow
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.05.22.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Goobzo.L
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1703757D!386102653
23.00.65.14806

Sophos
AppRider
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0519
7.2.163

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AdLoad
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
29418

File size:
582.4 KB (596,336 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

Original file name:
iWebar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\iwebar\iwebar-nova.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/2/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Goobzo LTD, O=Goobzo LTD, L=Haifa, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
120B25DDE57B88636AD4D97D23B99C88

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2014 8:04:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HNRNGBgpSp++O1URyAgfyrPAGwxPtKRpTYRvMYL6:tRNkiffyrfTqvNL6

Entry address:
0x43089

Entry point:
E8, B1, AA, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 28, 90, 47, 00, E8, 91, 09, 00, 00, E8, AD, 99, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 44, AA, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 29, 1B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
408.5 KB (418,304 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
4bd3ec58-c42f-443e-8edb-0a5b2d035380-7

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
iwebar-nova.exe \dyqgejy='iwebar' \hhbqjvc=35510 \jgskt='000171' \


The file iwebar-nova.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-55.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.114.145:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-53.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.53:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net  (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-35.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-95-213.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.95.213:80)

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