| URL: | https://free.webcompanion.com |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3d7b6327-a8b9-45a6-83d8-27e2ba80e3b0 |
| 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: | March 29, 2024, 13:35:03 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 7DC1BBCD85A431963605106D5E3770C2 |
| SHA1: | 52EDD3E4F34DDA0D7C4B5CB752D399F41ACA0009 |
| SHA256: | AE9B28D414857CFFE079D98C16DD9958250178596B7615E90E59038AB0BB7AF5 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8/z/DKn:2L/+n |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3844 --field-trial-handle=1148,i,17415762335637889754,17843316688869185701,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 376 | netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:9007/ user=Everyone | C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Network Command Shell Exit code: 1 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 796 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3384 --field-trial-handle=1188,i,17834775673375141113,17045390419871032805,131072 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 1376 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wctmp_405964888\WcInstaller.exe" --nanouniqueid=1711719546942 --enablewp --silent --installid=2d97ee06-116c-4cb7-b791-5f80ff6d0747 --partner=IN220102A --version=10.1.2.609 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wctmp_405964888\WcInstaller.exe | — | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Lavasoft Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Web Companion Installer Version: 10.1.2.609 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 1392 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v3.0\WPF\PresentationFontCache.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v3.0\WPF\PresentationFontCache.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: LOCAL SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: PresentationFontCache.exe Version: 3.0.6920.4902 built by: NetFXw7 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 1572 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2000 --field-trial-handle=1148,i,17415762335637889754,17843316688869185701,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 1596 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3924 --field-trial-handle=1148,i,17415762335637889754,17843316688869185701,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 1656 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2140 --field-trial-handle=1188,i,17834775673375141113,17045390419871032805,131072 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 1696 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disk-cache-dir=null --disk-cache-size=1 --media-cache-size=1 --disable-gpu-shader-disk-cache --disable-background-networking --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction,OptimizationHints "https://free.webcompanion.com" | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 1824 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgACAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1076 --field-trial-handle=1148,i,17415762335637889754,17843316688869185701,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | usagestats |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1696) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | metricsid |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Variations | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Last Version | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF182527.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF182527.TMP | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF182546.TMP | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1696 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\0f5b52e4-c350-4099-9358-60743cb5db92.tmp | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | GET | 200 | 104.16.149.130:80 | http://wcdownloadercdn.lavasoft.com/10.1.2.519/WebCompanion-10.1.2.519-prod.zip | unknown | — | — | unknown |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | POST | 200 | 104.16.148.130:80 | http://flow.lavasoft.com/v1/event-stat-wc?Type=ProgressInstall&ProductID=wc&EventVersion=1 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
1972 | chrome.exe | 74.125.133.84:443 | accounts.google.com | GOOGLE | US | unknown |
1696 | chrome.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | unknown |
1972 | chrome.exe | 45.63.66.114:443 | free.webcompanion.com | AS-CHOOPA | US | unknown |
1972 | chrome.exe | 104.17.25.14:443 | cdnjs.cloudflare.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
1972 | chrome.exe | 142.250.185.170:443 | fonts.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
1972 | chrome.exe | 142.250.185.227:443 | fonts.gstatic.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
1972 | chrome.exe | 104.19.178.52:443 | cdn.cookielaw.org | CLOUDFLARENET | — | unknown |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
accounts.google.com |
| shared |
free.webcompanion.com |
| unknown |
cdnjs.cloudflare.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
cdn.cookielaw.org |
| whitelisted |
cdn.jsdelivr.net |
| whitelisted |
www.googletagmanager.com |
| whitelisted |
www.clarity.ms |
| whitelisted |
geolocation.onetrust.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1972 | chrome.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] A free CDN for open source projects (jsdelivr .net) |
3232 | WebCompanionInstaller.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Adaware Web Companion |
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET HUNTING Terse Request for Zip File (GET) |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | Detecting windows culture
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:31 PM :-> Starting installer 10.901.2.519 with: .\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --savename=Setup_WebCompanion.exe --partner=IN220102 --nonadmin --direct --tych --campaign --version=10.901.2.519, Run as admin: False
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | Preparing for installing Web Companion
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:33 PM :-> Generating Machine and Install Id ...
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:33 PM :-> Machine Id and Install Id has been generated
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:34 PM :-> Checking prerequisites ...
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:34 PM :-> Antivirus not detected
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:34 PM :-> vm_check False
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:35 PM :-> reg_check :False
|
WebCompanionInstaller.exe | 3/29/2024 1:35:35 PM :-> Installed .Net framework is V40
|