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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:
6d6831e32785cfd692581043105298e8

SHA-1:
53af058a10829acac578dd361546c97be128e5da

SHA-256:
6f095eb54d9dfc42ee07b28d593bdf886e1bd4597399a50d7fc92338a3838cf7

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:47:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/MyWebSearch.U.3
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
1.3.0.7383

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Mywebsearch-169
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.MyWebSearch.R
23553

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.103
9.0.1.0331

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AF potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12534

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/MySearch
11/27/2015

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

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.2L12SN
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

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.f1d
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.RDM.33!5.27[F1]
23.00.65.151125

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MindSpark/Variant
9483

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MySearch
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
45090

ViRobot
Adware.MyWebSearch.206672.Y[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Toolbar.Win32.1545
2.0.0.2497

File size:
201.8 KB (206,672 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.30

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

Original file name:
IEDefaultSearchProvider.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pconverter_dz\bar\1.bin\assists\ie_default_search_provider\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 12:13:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:2Db1Hy1vF2Cj3u64R9Q/KKGQVXcZxJf9f1amQN+lP5HDx:yxqvYCj+jR+/KKGQ6xjwmnj

Entry address:
0xB957

Entry point:
E8, 20, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 94, 95, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 84, 91, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C8, 54, 42, 00, 00, 74, 05...
 
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Entropy:
6.8368

Code size:
94.5 KB (96,768 bytes)

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