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bibar.dll

Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is installed with the Mindspark web browser extension for Internet Explorer and is the toolbar addon that is displayed in IE's interface as well as the BHO. The Mindspark toolbar provides various functions as well as a search box which is used as the Ask.com search provider (the toolbar will reset the home/search pages to this provider). The module bibar.dll, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘Toolbar BHO’.
Publisher:
Mindspark  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:
2.5.15.19

MD5:
4e0ae95000e38ee95925c433d23e0b29

SHA-1:
404d9e0e0d1ed4f8433f985b56a31862c4763b00

SHA-256:
483fbbd4ce5c642be5f952c5048568499aa85905fdbf6a891025734777264895

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
2/7/2026 11:31:01 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-151118

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.106
9.0.1.0322

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AS potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11849

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 1cbar.dll (Adware)
2015.11.18.14

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
v2015.11.18.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MyWebSearch.Mindspark.Toolbar (M)
15.9.16.12

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
41472

File size:
1015.3 KB (1,039,704 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.19

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

Original file name:
t8Bar.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\dailyimageboard_bi\bar\1.bin\bibar.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/20/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2018 2:59:59 AM

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

Registration
CLSIDs:
{218a9888-a9b3-40a5-a602-d6818cb1db6f}, {7e33a3bb-15b4-46b7-8ebf-d35f33b88079}, {8c26c10e-62ad-40b7-b153-f7100bb849c7}

ProgID:
DailyImageBoard_bi.SettingsPlugin.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2015 5:46:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9hL5JrxYQ+Q/pKDe9YaHZoqQv7zk78645W8o8weli5:LF1xYQ+QBKDe9TKqmPd64M8o8wb

Entry address:
0x680D7

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 65, 5E, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 85, F6, 74, 07, 8B, 7D, 0C, 85, FF, 75, 15, E8, A2, F3, FF, FF, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, DB, 23, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 45, 10, 85, C0, 75, 05, 66, 89, 06, EB, DF, 8B, D6, 2B, D0, 0F, B7, 08, 66, 89, 0C, 02, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 74, 03, 4F, 75, EE, 33, C0, 85, FF, 75, D4, 66, 89, 06, E8, 62, F3, FF, FF, 6A, 22, 59...
 
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Entropy:
6.3737

Code size:
511 KB (523,264 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
CLSID:
{218a9888-a9b3-40a5-a602-d6818cb1db6f}

CLSID name:
Toolbar BHO


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