dezippersetup.dezipper_dy.hnknfkhifbfaiiopnjbgacpagafmgifc.ch.exe

Dezipper

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (Mindspark Interactive Network/Ask) browser toolbar which provides the offer to the end user to install the toolbar and set the browser's search, home page and new tab to an Ask.com search destination. The application dezippersetup.dezipper_dy.hnknfkhifbfaiiopnjbgacpagafmgifc.ch.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Setup Factory installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network  (signed and verified)

Product:
Dezipper

Description:
Dezipper Setup

Version:
1.2.0.414

MD5:
bc47310e2503c6e0b123e88cf9a0e918

SHA-1:
73d91e8d90d20f65ffcb30521017cf2625bbf955

SHA-256:
e50cccbe000cd6038b0304752b2fa3c7ce19d2ad5402e604a2f39f68651c6a39

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
5/17/2025 6:18:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-150711

AVG
MyWebSearch
2016.0.3052

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.15711

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
9.0.1.0192

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AO potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11921

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
7/11/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.Mindspark
15.7.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
v2015.07.11.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Installer (M)
15.7.11.6

VIPRE Antivirus
41890

File size:
4.3 MB (4,468,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.414

Copyright:
� 2014 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

Trademarks:
� & � Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
suf_launch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\dezippersetup.dezipper_dy.hnknfkhifbfaiiopnjbgacpagafmgifc.ch.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
8/27/2013 10:10:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:DhIm0gDHMxJVd6uxcK5DEE14x8x1UGomgkUinzEdjvro5Zyakwm+TA/zOq:tImhCz6uGKQXgev1ktn95oQwOq

Entry address:
0x29E1

Entry point:
E8, A6, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, C8, AB, 40, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 54, A0, 40, 00, 01, 75, 1D, 8D, 04, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D3, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 8B, FF, 53, 8B, 1D, C4, 70, 40, 00, 56, BE, 50, A0, 40, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 18, FD, FF, FF, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.9181  (probably packed)

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

The file dezippersetup.dezipper_dy.hnknfkhifbfaiiopnjbgacpagafmgifc.ch.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.