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assist.exe

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application assist.exe, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 25 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Mindspark  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:
1.0.7.262

MD5:
136d9ff4202bdee84c0309e7cc93e215

SHA-1:
0c7c3eb984bf7ff96da5a4fd62cedfcb65d543d7

SHA-256:
fbc6bba88c92648d1712419cc62ebd607e7d664bf88828a0f5043c5f3a1a3cd3

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:21:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/MyWebSearch.U
8.3.2.2

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-151127

AVG
Toolbar.MyWebSearch
2016.0.2913

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.151127

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Mywebsearch-168
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch.WS
23384

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.103
9.0.1.0331

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AU potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12383

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
11/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.K.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.MLDDHI
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SearchProtect
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.1059

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MindSpark
v2015.11.27.04

McAfee
Artemis!335C1340CA97
5600.6569

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.819
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Webwatcher.OD9
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Toolbar (M)
15.11.27.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.151125

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MindSpark/Variant
9483

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MySearch
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
44414

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.MyWebSearch.Win32.3403
2.0.0.2437

File size:
200.8 KB (205,648 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.30

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009-2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

Original file name:
ApaBar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pconverter_dz\bar\1.bin\assists\apa\bar\assist.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/19/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2018 6:59:59 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:
8/4/2015 12:13:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:RpDlSku38hH0cF7vEIcx4ue5oV6S/ReO6J9AQlidrSVyU9maGV:nDgk0c+5Le5oQS/cO6kUNO

Entry address:
0xBDA5

Entry point:
E8, 90, 50, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 14, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, E6, 26, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2953

Code size:
127.5 KB (130,560 bytes)

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