PUP.Optional.WebNavigator

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Symptoms

During the installation users may see this warning:

After installation PUP.Optional.WebNavigator creates a Scheduled Task.

Users may see this entry in their list of installed programs and features:

and these icons on their desktop, in their taskbar, and in their startmenu:

Users may also notice a slower system as the browser keeps running in the background.

Type and source of infection

PUP.Optional.WebNavigator can be downloaded from their werbsite.

getwebnavigator.com

Protection

Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.WebNavigator

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.WebNavigator without further user interaction.

Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
Click on the Get started button.
Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Malwarebytes removal log

A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:

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-Log Details- Scan Date: 11/2/20 Scan Time: 9:07 AM Log File: 70176680-1ce2-11eb-9ed5-080027235d76.json

-Software Information- Version: 4.2.2.95 Components Version: 1.0.1096 Update Package Version: 1.0.32366 License: Premium

-System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username}

-Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 231938 Threats Detected: 40 Threats Quarantined: 39 Time Elapsed: 2 min, 41 sec

-Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Disabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect

-Scan Details- Process: 8 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243

Module: 18 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\SWIFTSHADER\LIBEGL.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 363642AE76FFC499F06AB9F71FDB8E80, BA5623253EDFFB0F2CA1D42414F3FBE40EA6F1A4C488A6F01E75D1D0DFCC6E34 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\SWIFTSHADER\LIBGLESV2.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 91B8A3F751B31A76930E3156B5A95AAC, 8D3FA0DEA365BF5A3727949060AF81689FA1B345A45E95D3D1CD242C24AC52CD

Registry Key: 3 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\BetterCloudSolutions_S-1-5-21-1350903546-318028887-1286703239-1003\WebNavigatorBrowser-StartAtLogin, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , , PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{57186766-A331-4172-8DB4-6962BD04F800}, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , , PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\LOGON\{57186766-A331-4172-8DB4-6962BD04F800}, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , ,

Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected)

Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected)

Folder: 1 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER, Removal Failed, 14613, 872640, 1.0.32366, , ame, , ,

File: 10 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\BetterCloudSolutions_S-1-5-21-1350903546-318028887-1286703239-1003\WebNavigatorBrowser-StartAtLogin, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 31FC9DC8CB0D269BDC4893792DFBC476, C55E26BFAFC3818B299E9DCC9AC70B2857A62DF664ED2E9241172F277B33EE43 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\QUICK LAUNCH\User Pinned\TaskBar\WebNavigatorBrowser.lnk, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , F0BE40CF5846EC71FD0E1097CE0AA622, 9D15D0D9122E65A2768F38B0819C6CDC79CEDAC89A5249789CD026940970CD19 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\WebNavigatorBrowser.lnk, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , D0ABE90A3A0BDA179978C98C6FBE8F7D, E84D95673C58A82451CC48F33AF7E9107F480048F4F552E8958F4E67F15CF95E PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WebNavigatorBrowser.lnk, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 508A2C9F0DE9FEFCA4F384A4066EE8B0, F0A564E1EF58241A029251D5156A694AE88CC71D00ACAF254505B9DE92567FD1 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\Desktop\WebNavigatorBrowser.lnk, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, , , , , 0BC031D89D7E7C973607C94DFFCEBF37, 7CA65EF20AFA83153C0ED83292BAC6A32A5A7464291B7FEE757B6BBD7AA557C9 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, 1.0.32366, , ame, , F2C1AA209E185ED50BF9AE8161914954, 5524FEE1BB95B3778857B414586611584794867C5FCE1952D22DCBA93C5CD243 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER_ELF.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, 1.0.32366, , ame, , 66F595ED3CF775986749FD46B0FD4AB9, 7E1D4A5FE47B73D91569C77488FB829B46743A0F7373E721D30EA90BAF41C943 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\SWIFTSHADER\LIBEGL.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, 1.0.32366, , ame, , 363642AE76FFC499F06AB9F71FDB8E80, BA5623253EDFFB0F2CA1D42414F3FBE40EA6F1A4C488A6F01E75D1D0DFCC6E34 PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\WEBNAVIGATORBROWSER\APPLICATION\2.3.0.3\SWIFTSHADER\LIBGLESV2.DLL, Quarantined, 14613, 872640, 1.0.32366, , ame, , 91B8A3F751B31A76930E3156B5A95AAC, 8D3FA0DEA365BF5A3727949060AF81689FA1B345A45E95D3D1CD242C24AC52CD PUP.Optional.WebNavigator, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\CLICK HERE TO START THE WEBNAVIGATOR BROWSER INSTALLER_3Q87GO1E_.EXE, Quarantined, 14613, 872911, 1.0.32366, , ame, , 3B79B75F94D18FE641E90B385EBFCBB7, ECF11100CAC3B9044A3934F6E1028B6A80C00B6DD521102F8980F40A9332E122

Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected)

WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected)

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Add an exclusion

Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.

Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
Click the Detection History
Click the Allow List
To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.

If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.

Traces/IOCs

You may see these entries in FRST logs:

Default browser: "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\WebNavigatorBrowser\Application\webnavigatorbrowser.exe" "--strtl=roc" -- "%1"
(Better Cloud Solutions LTD -> Better Cloud Solutions) C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\WebNavigatorBrowser\Application\webnavigatorbrowser.exe <8>
Task: {57186766-A331-4172-8DB4-6962BD04F800} - System32\Tasks\BetterCloudSolutions_S-1-5-21-1350903546-318028887-1286703239-1003\WebNavigatorBrowser-StartAtLogin => C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\WebNavigatorBrowser\Application\webnavigatorbrowser.exe [2051480 2020-09-29] (Better Cloud Solutions LTD -> Better Cloud Solutions)
C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\BetterCloudSolutions_S-1-5-21-1350903546-318028887-1286703239-1003
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WebNavigatorBrowser.lnk
C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\WebNavigatorBrowser.lnk
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\WebNavigatorBrowser
(Better Cloud Solutions Ltd) C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\Click HERE to start the WebNavigator Browser Installer_3q87go1e_.exe
WebNavigatorBrowser (HKCU\...\WebNavigatorBrowser) (Version: 2.3.0.3 - Better Cloud Solutions Ltd)
() [File not signed] C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\WebNavigatorBrowser\Application\2.3.0.3\swiftshader\libegl.dll
() [File not signed] C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\WebNavigatorBrowser\Application\2.3.0.3\swiftshader\libglesv2.dll
FirewallRules: [{C5544D3B-F523-4253-8DB7-49B71B17495F}] => (Allow) C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\WebNavigatorBrowser\Application\webnavigatorbrowser.exe (Better Cloud Solutions LTD -> Better Cloud Solutions)

Associated threats

Domains:

webnavigator.co
filelauncher.co
streaminglauncher.com
getquicksearch.com
officelauncher.com
digitalfileconverter.com
fastmaps.net
gamelauncher.co

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PUP.Optional.WebNavigator

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Symptoms

Type and source of infection

Protection

Remediation

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PUP.Optional.WebNavigator

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Symptoms

Type and source of infection

Protection

Remediation

Malwarebytes removal log

Add an exclusion

Traces/IOCs

Associated threats

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