Ginyas Browser Companion

Posted: February 1, 2013

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Ranking:	16,925
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	46,196

First Seen:	February 1, 2013
Last Seen:	August 28, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Ginyas Browser Companion is an adware program that uses your browser to load additional advertisements, which the Ginyas Browser Companion claims can offer its users 'huge savings.' However, since the concrete discounts of using the Ginyas Browser Companion are relatively insubstantial, particularly compared to doing your own shopping research through more reputable third parties, malware experts suggest that you remove the Ginyas Browser Companion. Doing so will prevent your browser from inadvertently loading unsafe content, having poor performance or experiencing unexpected issues with website formatting. All of these tend to be common with adware such as the Ginyas Browser Companion.

A Companion You Shouldn't Take on Your Online Journeys

Along with the innumerable variants of other adware programs that seem to be promising more than they can provide, the Ginyas Browser Companion is a Web-browsing extension claiming to give you access to new ways of saving online. However, although the Ginyas Browser Companion's advertisements are shopping-oriented, their actual deals and discounts are of minimal value to the user, which makes its installation a questionable decision. Malware researchers also warn that the Ginyas Browser Companion may display its advertisements via a variety of potentially invasive methods, such as:

Injected in-line text advertisements, or advertising links that usually are detected by underlined text keywords.
Pop-up advertising windows and their 'stealth' counterpart, pop-under windows that load behind your primary window.
Thumb nails, banners and other graphical advertisements that are displayed within your browser window.

The Ginyas Browser Companion also includes other, potential 'features' that only are mentioned in its overly lengthy service agreement, such as the possibility of the Ginyas Browser Companion redirecting your searches to third parties. Since none of these functions has any meaningful advantages to your Web browser, malware researchers consider it best to remove a Ginyas Browser Companion from any PC modified by the Ginyas Browser Companion, whether its installation was intentional or accidental.

Ejecting the Shopping Companion You Never Wanted

The Ginyas Browser Companion provides uninstallation instructions on its website that, more often than not, fail to remove all of the Ginyas Browser Companion's components, regardless of how precisely you follow their steps. Malware experts consider it common sense to use anti-malware or anti-adware utilities to analyze the PC of any machine that's been saddled with the Ginyas Browser Companion, which will cover for the most likely deliberate inaccuracy of these instructions. The Ginyas Browser Companion may not be adware, but prolonged exposure to the Ginyas Browser Companion's advertising does risk your exposure to threatening software and other PC threats that circulate through advertisement networks.

The Ginyas Browser Companion can be installed through its website, which some PC users may make the mistake of doing, due to the Ginyas Browser Companion's typically misleading marketing jargon. However, malware experts also have seen reports of the Ginyas Browser Companion being installed automatically. This sometimes may be a sign of a threat infection, and you should be especially thorough while scanning your computer to delete the Ginyas Browser Companion in such circumstances.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GinyasBrowserCompanion\tbhcn.exe

File name: tbhcn.exe
Size: 741.88 KB (741888 bytes)
MD5: 193a62bc5a4e580e3547bc7270ca74c9
Detection count: 5,860
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GinyasBrowserCompanion\tbhcn.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 28, 2023

C:\ProgramData\GinyasBrowserCompanion\tbhcn.exe

File name: tbhcn.exe
Size: 590.84 KB (590848 bytes)
MD5: dcb42ad49d7978263c1c189e363c1e24
Detection count: 5,258
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\ProgramData\GinyasBrowserCompanion\tbhcn.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 3, 2022

c:\Users\<username>\appdata\roaming\ginyasbrowsercompanion\tbhcn.exe

File name: tbhcn.exe
Size: 753.85 KB (753856 bytes)
MD5: 73494edaaf5ff3c38283ae7a3c67d0ce
Detection count: 4,504
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: c:\Users\<username>\appdata\roaming\ginyasbrowsercompanion\tbhcn.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 10, 2022

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\bkp-fabio\Documents\Backup HD 2016\Backup\Backup Dell C\Program Files (x86)\BrowserCompanion\tcbhnck103.exe

File name: tcbhnck103.exe
Size: 1.85 MB (1858048 bytes)
MD5: 4b24fe22d048e79b714253f7e9d0145e
Detection count: 3,708
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\bkp-fabio\Documents\Backup HD 2016\Backup\Backup Dell C\Program Files (x86)\BrowserCompanion\tcbhnck103.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 2, 2022

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\bkp-fabio\Documents\Backup HD 2016\Backup\Backup Dell C\Program Files (x86)\BrowserCompanion\jsloader.dll

File name: jsloader.dll
Size: 228.03 KB (228032 bytes)
MD5: 97d0b626406025c59da3ad0f24638e6d
Detection count: 3,422
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\bkp-fabio\Documents\Backup HD 2016\Backup\Backup Dell C\Program Files (x86)\BrowserCompanion\jsloader.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 8, 2022

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\bkp-fabio\Documents\Backup HD 2016\Backup\Backup Dell C\Program Files (x86)\BrowserCompanion\updatebhoWin32.dll

File name: updatebhoWin32.dll
Size: 143.55 KB (143552 bytes)
MD5: d577d4b10e63feea6b25a44a6bfe2f21
Detection count: 3,244
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\bkp-fabio\Documents\Backup HD 2016\Backup\Backup Dell C\Program Files (x86)\BrowserCompanion\updatebhoWin32.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 28, 2023

C:\Arquivos de programas\GinyasBrowserCompanions\jsloader.dll

File name: jsloader.dll
Size: 220.16 KB (220160 bytes)
MD5: 2dec1c6c47ae1b45c19c8861bae50525
Detection count: 2,117
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Arquivos de programas\GinyasBrowserCompanions\jsloader.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 4, 2022

C:\Arquivos de programas\GinyasBrowserCompanions\updatebhoWin32.dll

File name: updatebhoWin32.dll
Size: 130.11 KB (130112 bytes)
MD5: 839e3549d1fb04a3c7d6df8e36a0aaca
Detection count: 389
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Arquivos de programas\GinyasBrowserCompanions\updatebhoWin32.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 4, 2022

%PROGRAMFILES%\GinyasBrowserCompanion\updatebhoWin32.dll

File name: updatebhoWin32.dll
Size: 143.55 KB (143552 bytes)
MD5: cf7cdc72cbb7f02b464ed1305bc9c5f9
Detection count: 54
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\GinyasBrowserCompanion
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 5, 2014

%PROGRAMFILES%\GinyasBrowserCompanion\jsloader.dll

File name: jsloader.dll
Size: 228.03 KB (228032 bytes)
MD5: 441b20a46a9167d52efb67665d7f108c
Detection count: 47
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\GinyasBrowserCompanion
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 5, 2014

g377_de_22.exe

File name: g377_de_22.exe
Size: 1.23 MB (1232440 bytes)
MD5: 93d8830b4af1b019458ef075b1fb6d48
Detection count: 25
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2013

Browser_Companion_Helper.exe

File name: Browser_Companion_Helper.exe
Size: 1.28 MB (1288928 bytes)
MD5: c085a435e1fde200d2125b4017afd75a
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\jsloader.dll

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\jsloader.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\jsloader.dll C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\sqlite3.dll

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\jsloader.dll C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\sqlite3.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tcbhnck.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tcbhnck.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tcbhnck103.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tcbhnck103.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tcbhnrg103.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tcbhnrg103.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tdataprotocol.dll

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\tdataprotocol.dll
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\toolbar.dll

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\toolbar.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\uninstall.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\uninstall.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\updatebhoWin32.dll

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\updatebhoWin32.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\widgetserv.exe

File name: C:\Program Files\browsercompanion\widgetserv.exe
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\GinyasBrowserCompanion%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GinyasBrowserCompanion%APPDATA%\BrowserCompanionHelper%PROGRAMFILES%\BrowserCompanionHelper%PROGRAMFILES%\GinyasBrowserCompanion%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\BrowserCompanionHelper%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\GinyasBrowserCompanion

The following URL's were detected:

Ginyas.com