| File name: | Setup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/53392a9f-1654-41ce-89ec-d4137c442526 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | April 29, 2025, 10:00:26 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | D78DD045031470E852EC9E945929ED18 |
| SHA1: | 0912A76B6056B0125336C1B5FE102E9468F1467C |
| SHA256: | 4A2AB25D9D988FE587DCEF7B9C97BD0B079C0D54808B998B37F78594C99F4443 |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:mSIe5VvZ0jvUTfPfkSqO6n7KnPC2hWbWaaQJzaI:mSIe5VvZ0jvUTfPfkSqO6n7KnPC2hWbL |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (64.6) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (15.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.6) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2024:05:14 08:46:30+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 702976 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 28160 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xad8d6 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 13.900.0.1080 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 13.900.0.1080 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileVersion: | 13.900.0.1080 |
| ProductVersion: | 13.900.0.1080 |
| FileDescription: | Web Companion |
| InternalName: | WebCompanion.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | c Lavasoft Limited. All Rights Reserved. |
| OriginalFileName: | WebCompanion.exe |
| ProductName: | Web Companion |
| AssemblyVersion: | 13.900.0.1080 |
| CompanyName: | Lavasoft |
| LegalTrademarks: | (R) Lavasoft |
| Comments: | Web Companion protects you against malicious websites and dangerous links found online |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 672 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:9007/ user=Everyone | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | Setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1040 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3224 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,8324621746471789191,9245992646904865247,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 122.0.6261.70 Modules
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| 1088 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3180 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,8324621746471789191,9245992646904865247,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 122.0.6261.70 Modules
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| 1196 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe" --afterinstall | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe | Setup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Lavasoft Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Web Companion Version: 13.900.0.1080 Modules
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| 2084 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3708 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,8324621746471789191,9245992646904865247,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 122.0.6261.70 Modules
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| 2192 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2328 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,8324621746471789191,9245992646904865247,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Version: 122.0.6261.70 Modules
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| 3332 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3884 | netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:9007/ user=Everyone | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Network Command Shell Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4188 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe" --install --geo= | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe | Setup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Lavasoft Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Web Companion Exit code: 0 Version: 13.900.0.1080 Modules
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| 4428 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | — | SppExtComObj.Exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lavasoft\Web Companion |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MachineId |
Value: ad1f12af-3f36-3c28-b351-2ce4355f42c2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4756) Setup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Setup_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ionic.Zip.dll | executable | |
MD5:AE643BD347EB6BF2E3AA05608924782B | SHA256:2CB3DD4E6CD2BD6DC4AAEEB48CE47BB5CE3E2C67C040AFF388E9165E655B06A2 | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureComponent.dll | executable | |
MD5:76F9FF88BFAB074CF3657E8CD007C858 | SHA256:42087B3045C86316D2B85FA23466A0BB84935B52D0537D9B2A6C857DEC4EDA38 | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll | executable | |
MD5:BEB11BF49E70F87B3DFC3B5A51266E48 | SHA256:CB51D070C1E2BDE393F2A65DB17E872C395B55D0E3C47E5CCE49A8A1ED4D69FB | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureMainComponent.exe | executable | |
MD5:73C88C57F2F5B51E11870044FD31417F | SHA256:B762BA799CFCFB150B32EBC388008CF706F004344DF06C1BE94B2A25C8AAB706 | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll | executable | |
MD5:AAEBD8816C4A3FC26D5C4FA227EE565C | SHA256:10C6C4B9A94318C4244EC36A0F211D965B10661B0BC76339067AAFB866F115FD | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureMainComponent.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:568B93BE462E5660BDB8E9CFAE715B4D | SHA256:CF8F505544E172B3A91138D2FA71A8B3CAA2B5296B500275AC50406D2B116593 | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\BCUSDK.dll | executable | |
MD5:79AAF194177DC418CFB4D94AF29CDD2A | SHA256:6327ED564E521BB91791EEE54D7C18699BE1DE77DB2B9D6DCDD6FB7077CACB39 | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\DotNetZip.dll | executable | |
MD5:31DF678850DC2B26BCE81EED9FA7462F | SHA256:E813D2EE40FB1A403454A96592609E1250A6913F46E948DBAAD47F7760F99B07 | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Esent.Interop.dll | executable | |
MD5:82DDB49786F2DFD246BCADDB37F333AF | SHA256:8A1F31AF32246A7BAFBF80A6FF78DDD0403F2FFC575E36BFB57EC58407755898 | |||
| 4756 | Setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\7za.exe | executable | |
MD5:7BE563AC01DDE847D6837D38575CEA85 | SHA256:6ACE813AAAE0D754B92C31178564623045B12A4F239BBC075270DB3D97F0FF2D | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 23.32.238.112:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.131.245:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4756 | Setup.exe | GET | 200 | 104.16.149.130:80 | http://geo.lavasoft.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4756 | Setup.exe | GET | 200 | 104.16.149.130:80 | http://geo.lavasoft.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3096 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3096 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4188 | WebCompanion.exe | GET | 200 | 23.192.154.58:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRr2bwARTxMtEy9aspRAZg5QFhagQQUgrrWPZfOn89x6JI3r%2F2ztWk1V88CEDWvt3udNB9q%2FI%2BERqsxNSs%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4188 | WebCompanion.exe | GET | 200 | 23.192.154.58:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTLXNCzDvBhHecWjg70iJhBW0InywQUanImetAe733nO2lR1GyNn5ASZqsCEE5A5DdU7eaMAAAAAFHTlH8%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
4188 | WebCompanion.exe | GET | 200 | 23.192.154.58:80 | http://ocsp.entrust.net/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRp%2BmQDKauE4nIg%2FgknZHuBlLkfKgQUzolPglGqFaKEYsoxI2HSYfv4%2FngCECXQy517DWxwDNrkPSQ6scY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 20.73.194.208:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 23.32.238.112:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.14:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 184.30.131.245:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | US | whitelisted |
4756 | Setup.exe | 104.16.149.130:80 | geo.lavasoft.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
4756 | Setup.exe | 104.16.148.130:443 | geo.lavasoft.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
4756 | Setup.exe | 104.18.27.149:443 | flwadw.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | shared |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
geo.lavasoft.com |
| whitelisted |
featureflags.lavasoft.com |
| whitelisted |
flwadw.com |
| unknown |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
4188 | WebCompanion.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
4188 | WebCompanion.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
4188 | WebCompanion.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
4608 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
4608 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
4608 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
4608 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Google Hosted Libraries (ajax .googleapis .com) |
4188 | WebCompanion.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |