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dqdatact.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 dqdatact.dll, “Mindspark Toolbar Platform” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Mindspark  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer

Description:
Mindspark Toolbar Platform

Version:
1.0.7.247

MD5:
7ceaf8a24a7a0aec9e06c74cf52d47e9

SHA-1:
e979cdde8c91bcc8e44b1458e2a23abf507003ea

SHA-256:
42ab45708817f52158b12c115453e7d7fef3f3a04d49d893deaa46f611df1d38

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
2/8/2026 4:43:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-150914

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.103
9.0.1.0257

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AS potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11968

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 39datact.dll (Adware)
2015.9.14.10

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
v2015.09.14.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Toolbar (M)
15.8.7.5

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
42174

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Toolbar.Win32.957
2.0.0.2302

File size:
166.3 KB (170,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.15.19

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

Original file name:
t8DataCt.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\downspeedtest_dq\bar\1.bin\dqdatact.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

Registration
CLSID:
{94f8e2f8-220b-4b53-8b25-65ea52ecef80}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2015 10:46:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:EAiuk81z8oa3TT/dlpGcM5UY2xwbyTxcCGkvd0eWL7VBldRwHxwF:VUw8oajT/d7G9UP2byVcCxvQ/ldRw0

Entry address:
0x124F0

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4E, 38, 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, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 4E, F3, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 08, 57, 53, 56, 8A, 11, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 84, D2, 74, 6F, 8A, 71, 01, 84, F6, 74, 55, 8B, F7, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8A, 07, 83, C6, 01, 3A, C2, 74, 17, 84, C0, 74, 0D, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01...
 
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Entropy:
6.4487

Code size:
105.5 KB (108,032 bytes)

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