GinyasBrowserCompanion

GinyasBrowserCompanion

Known Adware

by Blabbers Communications LTD

What is GinyasBrowserCompanion?

GinyasBrowserCompanion is software application developed by Blabbers Communications LTD. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 74.56% of installations running this operating system. GinyasBrowserCompanion's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 12 files.

GinyasBrowserCompanion is most popular in Germany with 18.15% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, GinyasBrowserCompanion is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About GinyasBrowserCompanion?

The Ginyas Browser Companion is a browser extension (Browser Helper Object in IE) designed to provide users with time-saving and cost-effective online shopping experiences. This freeware delivers online ads, offers, coupons, and special marketing deals to users, as well as similar site suggestions. It is often bundled with third-party software applications and may present advertisements in the form of pop-ups, pop-unders, in-text links, and similar formats while browsing the internet. It is important to note that the Browser Companion add-on may be installed alongside third-party software applications, indicating user agreement during the installation process. However, it is also recognized as malware by various antivirus programs, with ESET-NOD32 identifying BCHelper.exe as a variant of Win32/BrowserCompanion.A and Malwarebytes detecting it as PUP.Blabbers.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in GinyasBrowserCompanion.

uninstall.exe (MD5: dfed3d044971d4080df4cd4c39bb9a0c) has been flagged by 7 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
CAT-QuickHeal (Suspicious) - DNAScan
Dr.Web Trojan.AVKill.18764
eSafe Win32.Trojan
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
ESET-NOD32 Win32/BrowserCompanion.B
Trend Micro ADW_BLABBERS
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Agent.45
toolbar.dll (MD5: 2105cd2cdf684c541f91f3af2daa5904) has been flagged by 9 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.303
ESET-NOD32 Win32/BrowserCompanion.D
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0048db921 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0048db921 )
CAT-QuickHeal (Suspicious) - DNAScan
eSafe Win32.Trojan
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
Trend Micro ADW_BLABBERS
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Agent.45
updatebhoWin32.dll (MD5: 22d56c25dd1bc95f7558bbf3b830ff62) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.303
eSafe Win32.Trojan
ESET-NOD32 Win32/BrowserCompanion.E
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Agent.45
tdataprotocol.dll (MD5: ed633a0b1831b9d000fcc5846ccbcd47) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Agent.45
ESET-NOD32 Win32/BrowserCompanion.C
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.303
widgetserv.exe (MD5: f1de73f28e3284b5abce3153c09a6a25) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.303
ESET-NOD32 Win32/BrowserCompanion.F

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • tcbhnrg103.exe runs as a service named 'Ginyas Browser Companion' (GinyasBrowserCompanion).
  • tcbhnck103.exe runs as a service named 'Ginyas Browser Companion' (GinyasBrowserCompanion).
  • tcbhnrg.exe runs as a service named 'Ginyas Browser Companion' (GinyasBrowserCompanion).
Firewall:
  • BCHelper.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BrowserCompanion\BCHelper.exe'.

Software Details

URL:
https://ginyas.com
Support:
https://ginyas.com/how_it_works
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\browsercompanion
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\BrowserCompanion\uninstall.exe
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

GinyasBrowserCompanion Executable Details

Primary executable:
BCHelper.exe
Name:
GinyasBrowserCompanion
Path:
C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\BCHelper.exe
MD5:
3b97d60483711f491e12799cecd424fc
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by GinyasBrowserCompanion
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
dfed3d044971d4080df4cd4c39bb9a0c
DLL
fec17d5fb09a03376d3aa204c65562a7
DLL
2105cd2cdf684c541f91f3af2daa5904
DLL
22d56c25dd1bc95f7558bbf3b830ff62
DLL
ed633a0b1831b9d000fcc5846ccbcd47
EXE
f1de73f28e3284b5abce3153c09a6a25
DLL
0a94d445eb7ee2f196c79b706b09a7ef
EXE
372066f649c6b40d3c6ba07c3aba16dd
EXE
4b24fe22d048e79b714253f7e9d0145e
EXE
fb1af78ac4c3f8fda14226d8dc7ad9bd