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fromdoctopdfsetup2.5.14.31.^y6^fox000^yya^.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (FromDocToPDF/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 fromdoctopdfsetup2.5.14.31.^y6^fox000^yya^.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 anti-malware scanners. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
FromDocToPDF  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
FromDocToPDF

Version:
2, 0, 4, 16

MD5:
b40415120319dcae69b9c354ba9f8232

SHA-1:
c7ba3b22fbb544765f3f071acbc1839e00f444e3

SHA-256:
0415624ae1448f307e7dd6ce225e3f30f6323fbe937eaa9575443f6d31678c2e

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:26:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-150421

AVG
Zango
2016.0.3133

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.MyWebSearch-15
0.98/18155

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.8866

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
4/21/2015

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mapsgalaxysetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.22.14

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.2158

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Mindspark.Installer
15.4.21.5

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.111

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
22024

File size:
4.1 MB (4,258,176 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 4, 16

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 - 2013

Original file name:
65Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\fromdoctopdfsetup2.5.14.31.^y6^fox000^yya^.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
5/7/2015 1:59:59 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:
6/26/2013 9:41:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:oGE9LOk6Nx4J8PG2cNS2fnzvWUvJYvtlyGvGSJNIvB6D9:qeH4J8Pi4onLWHLygjHD9

Entry address:
0x440A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 10, 51, 40, 00, A3, AC, 8E, 40, 00, FF, 15, 98, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 94, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 51, 40, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 90, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www187.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to anx.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

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