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arbiter.dll

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This library is part of the Mindspark toolbar which uses the Ask.com search property to install a web browser extension and modify the browser's search, home and new tab features in order to redirect web searches to the IAC property. The module arbiter.dll, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Mindspark  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:
1.0.7.205

MD5:
b0ffe041fb0c9fb55e1fc9394354d459

SHA-1:
0f11f15385344a3fc77a33823fec752c020b7df8

SHA-256:
3ef827adf23dca7873be4c7257bf1f318ada773ebe3b11927ba7eea533fd1c2b

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Part of the MyWebSearch/Mindspark/Ask web browser extension and toolbar.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:55:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-140829

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3367

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.14829

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
8/29/2014

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.3332

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MindSpark.A
v2014.08.29.03

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebSearch
14.08.29.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.H
14.8.29.15

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0812
7.2.241

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
32360

File size:
15.1 KB (15,432 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009-2014 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

Original file name:
IEDefaultSearchProviderArbiter.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gamingwonderland\bar\1.bin\assists\ie_default_search_provider\arbiter.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
7/24/2014 8:13:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:zdbIwYItGd78UWez2WusnnYPLhHuVteM6RXL:xamGnBngOKhL

Entry address:
0x1503

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 33, C9, 2B, C1, 74, 3C, 48, 75, 3E, 66, A3, 08, 30, 00, 10, 89, 0D, 08, 31, 00, 10, 89, 0D, 0C, 31, 00, 10, 89, 0D, 10, 31, 00, 10, 89, 0D, 14, 31, 00, 10, 66, 89, 0D, 18, 31, 00, 10, 66, A3, 34, 31, 00, 10, 66, A3, 84, 31, 00, 10, 89, 0D, D4, 31, 00, 10, EB, 05, E8, B0, FA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 40, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, FF, 75, 08, 33, C0, 8D, 5F, 0C, BE, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8B, CB, 89, 07, 89, 47, 04, 89, 47, 08, E8, F5, 02, 00, 00, 85, C0, 0F, 85, B4, 00, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
6.5064

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
2.5 KB (2,560 bytes)

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