Should I block it?
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reasons:
Multiple malware detections
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(Note, Blabbers Communications Ltd publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent processes
Related files
BCHelper.exe
Browser Companion Helper by Blabbers Communications Ltd (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.2.1 |
| MD5: | 3b97d60483711f491e12799cecd424fc |
| SHA1: | 643b144b0b0a463faeb685ecf7f294fb472d1bd3 |
| SHA256: | 292d15fc0a1c59e0a8aebf7141ed89e3cb25623a548c719c750b736c343db67a |
Warning 4 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
What is BCHelper.exe?
The Browser Companion Helper Verifier Module is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
About BCHelper.exe (from Blabbers Communications Ltd)
“Blabbers allows users to change how they see the Web by altering the look of any Web page, adding layers of multimedia content or graphics and then sharing their experience with friends from their soc”
Details
| File name: | bchelper.exe |
| Publisher: | Blabbers Communications LTD |
| Product name: | Browser Companion Helper |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\bchelper.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.2.1 |
| Size: | 183.3 KB (187,696 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Blabbers Communications Ltd |
| Authority (CA): | The USERTRUST Network |
| Effective date: | Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, February 11, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Blabbers Communications LTD |
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BrowserCompanion is a third party web browser potentially unwanted add-in that used to be bundled with various freeware products including PC Performer. The maker of this program is a known adware distributor, so caution should be taken. The program deploys standard web browser hijacking techniques such as modifying the home page and search settings as well as providing a mechanism for automatic updates.
Ginyas Browser Companion is ...
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Blabbers Communications LTD |
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Ginyas Browser Companion is a browser extension (Browser Helper Object in IE) that promises to save time and money for users while shopping online. It is often install on a computer bundled with various third party programs. Once installed it will monitor web page activity and inject affiliate links within various shopping sites in order to collect revenue. The add-in also displays various forms of advertising such as popups, pop unders...
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Browser companion helper' → C:\Program Files\BrowserCompanion\BCHelper.exe /T=3 /CHI=onklpkebbeeimgojkmaccmhmoafknihh
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 4 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection |
| ESET NOD32 |
7.8190 |
a variant of Win32/BrowserCompanion.A |
| Malwarebytes |
1.70.0.9 |
PUP.Blabbers |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
ADW_BLABBERS |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
ADW_BLABBERS |
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00037070% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00032653% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004418% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,580,864 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.98 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.43 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.03 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.98 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 63.53 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 64.62 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.71 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.53 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 88 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 14 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 15 | |
| GUI USER count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 6 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\bchelper.exe" /t=3 /chi=clbfjfbnelcflpgpklppgplejolacbej
- "C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\bchelper.exe" /i /t=3 /chi={$chrom_guid_uninstalls} /ft
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
38.89% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.11% |
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Distribution by country
NA installs about 11.11% of Browser Companion Helper.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
36.36% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
27.27% |
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| American Megatrends |
18.18% |
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| Acer |
18.18% |
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