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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 14 anti-malware scanners. This particular feature is designed to hijack the browser in an attempt to prevent other resources from modify the browser's search and home pages.

File name:

arbiter.dll

Publisher:

Mindspark (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:

Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:

1.0.7.247

MD5:

bc0ef0c4a40016c2a0c99236f6e88e28

SHA-1:

4103f6b2b04a99af5fc2e8d9f14a4cac0b4cb53f

SHA-256:

3223b7ac992e3e59bf3cc9a310531ff67ef1c564a21e238d7b865f31b3de4545

Scanner detections:

14 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

2/8/2026 4:43:11 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Trash.Gen

8.3.1.6

avast!

Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]

2014.9-150810

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web

Adware.MyWebSearch.103

9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AR potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11917

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of arbiter64.dll (Adware)

2015.9.20.16

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.SearchProtect

t3scan.1.9.5.0

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A

v2015.08.10.06

Quick Heal

PUA.Webwatcher.OD9

8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Toolbar (M)

15.8.10.18

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.MindSpark/Variant

9699

VIPRE Antivirus

MyWebSearch.J

41862

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.3396

2.0.0.2277

File size:

10.8 KB (11,088 bytes)

Product version:

2.5.15.19

Original file name:

IEEnableArbiter.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\fromdoctopdf_65\bar\1.bin\assists\ie_enable\arbiter.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/19/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2018 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Mindspark Interactive Network, O=Mindspark Interactive Network, L=Yonkers, S=New York, 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:

438D4291E43C2DFFEEAAAEE5B6C070B5

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/17/2015 10:47:47 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:jboxYWe2kTfWpdnYe+PjPBkrO1tC7d/r9ZCspE+TMArYUZT:VWepzWHnYPLB11w6eM70

Entry address:

0x1081

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 48, 75, 05, A2, 00, 30, 00, 10, 33, C0, 40, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.1567

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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