What is browser.exe?

browser.exe is part of CryptoTab Browser and developed by The Chromium and CryptoTab Browser Authors according to the browser.exe version information.

browser.exe's description is "CryptoTab Browser"

browser.exe is digitally signed by CRYPTOCOMPANY OÜ.

browser.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\CryptoTab Browser\Application\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about browser.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on browser.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameCryptoTab Browser
Company nameThe Chromium and CryptoTab Browser Authors
File descriptionCryptoTab Browser
Internal namebrowser_exe
Original filenamebrowser.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2018 The Chromium and CryptoTab Browser Authors. All rights reserved.
Product version77.0.3865.75
File version77.0.3865.75

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameCryptoTab Browser
Company nameThe Chromium and CryptoTab Browser A..
File descriptionCryptoTab Browser
Internal namebrowser_exe
Original filenamebrowser.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2018 The Chromium and Cryp..
Product version77.0.3865.75
File version77.0.3865.75

Digital signatures [?]

browser.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCRYPTOCOMPANY OÜ
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number0f96cebe828e14b0c92b5b9dbce32561

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the browser.exe file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the browser.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1573361589.2969,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 4,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".00cfg",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".retplne",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "CPADinfo",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "prot",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "GOOGLEUPDATEAPPLICATIONCOMMANDS",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 314,
            "time": -0.055113077163696,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "dab8dcba1517ae8ead73f8009f83f8d5b2a2f8ba58a1abac0c382f7eda06aed8",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "f5e94ad8bd15c06c66012874b086efab001ad173e3a77e775a39d8169ff1c0d3",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55fc85a74bf4d238716bd415247f83649
SHA256b8f8c9668d48281ad48e342fc9b104741a2c38d6f95529312a6631811ab73a5f

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to browser.exe:

browser.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

browser.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

CryptoTab Browser has stopped working.

End Program - browser.exe. This program is not responding.

browser.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

browser.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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