allin1convertsetup2.5.14.84.^ayy^fox000^yya^.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (Allin1Convert/Ask) browser toolbar which provides the offer to the end user to install the toolbar and set the browser's search, home page and new tab to an Ask.com search destination. The application allin1convertsetup2.5.14.84.^ayy^fox000^yya^.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Allin1Convert  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Allin1Convert

Version:
2, 0, 5, 3

MD5:
16caa4e66b148d8939d9756aec58fd95

SHA-1:
3828162353052eed8e61ff0fc62d31b7b2cefb58

SHA-256:
1ed9b1c00836e59bb45bae2b81b28d1065698f2da86fe6ad7564694a719ab68e

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:37:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-141019

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.141019

Clam AntiVirus
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
9.0.1.0292

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.9579

McAfee
Artemis!B2F2FFED6356
5600.6972

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.FUbu2.cudmon
0.28.0.58491

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.i
14.10.19.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14BC5C6C!347888748
23.00.65.141017

VIPRE Antivirus
27672

File size:
5.9 MB (6,199,688 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 5, 3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 - 2013

Original file name:
8hSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\allin1convertsetup2.5.14.84.^ayy^fox000^yya^.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Mindspark Interactive Network, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Mindspark Interactive Network, L=White Plains, S=NewYork, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
098417F7EA6406EC7B320590E17A65B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2013 7:44:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:3KKo666CGiFqGM7tVgbtxZKQl0+57OgDoAwRrTLx7g/JzVBmAVNVvgUWLi3vxyMm:3KfwC1LatybzRn57O1AShSnmeVzWLkvK

Entry address:
0x4410

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 10, 51, 40, 00, A3, B4, 8E, 40, 00, FF, 15, 98, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 94, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 51, 40, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 90, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9779

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www187.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to anx.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)