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fromdoctopdfsetup2.5.14.33.^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 fromdoctopdfsetup2.5.14.33.^y6^fox000^yya^.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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, 17

MD5:
38f3f45e222bb48484859b546e882512

SHA-1:
dae136bd5a0d84aed383503e11740a396be24864

SHA-256:
8dde8c726340a377e5b4121ce4c1d9388e9d1f23c8b2b71e11462d8aca9354ab

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
5/4/2024 2:57:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-140820

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3376

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.MyWebSearch-15
0.98/18155

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.8790

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
8/20/2014

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.3377

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.g
14.8.20.16

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0910
7.2.232

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
21402

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

Product version:
2, 0, 4, 17

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\fromdoctopdfsetup2.5.14.33.^y6^fox000^yya^.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/7/2015 12:59:59 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:
8/29/2013 10:20:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:eJjE9LOk6Nx4J8PG2cNS2fnzvWUvJYvtlyGvaSJ6J2hFGb:qgeH4J8Pi4onLWHLygRIb

Entry address:
0x4407

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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Entropy:
7.9611

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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