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gcEIPlug.DLL

WeatherBlink Installer Plugin

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the web browser plugin for the Mindspark (Ask.com) toolbar. The module gcEIPlug.DLL, “WeatherBlink Installer Plugin for 32-bit Windows” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
WeatherBlink  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
WeatherBlink Installer Plugin

Description:
WeatherBlink Installer Plugin for 32-bit Windows

Version:
1, 1, 0, 4

MD5:
ad341d9af6fe15666aca8beb1133c079

SHA-1:
89cea5f15a70d59c1b52394d03fcddae35c39d19

SHA-256:
c93bb48160a8bcee73f4a9ace91dce613eae0957b42bf7d355f16770a732b785

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 5:45:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-140801

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3395

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.1481

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.44
9.0.1.0213

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch
8.8489

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar.MYWEBSEARCH
8/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/MyWeb.G
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 14eiplug.dll (Adware)
2014.9.11.3

McAfee
Artemis!0C3E0038D14F
5600.7051

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MyWebSearch.crfjnq
0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebSearch
14.08.01.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.I
14.9.15.16

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
19040

File size:
54 KB (55,344 bytes)

Product version:
2, 3, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Original file name:
gcEIPlug.DLL

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\weatherblinkei\installr\1.bin\gceiplug.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
11/18/2011 4:34:14 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:eCvtuQtbCzQLWOvsmPw7npVKAwLpNaY0OxJreDEpJOoyDPaRIILIOL2:emtuQtCzUAfwL/xnpJOoyDPapkOL2

Entry address:
0x2D5B

Entry point:
FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, E8, 34, 24, 00, 00, C2, 0C, 00, 68, 50, 92, 00, 10, FF, 15, 30, 70, 00, 10, 68, 14, 90, 00, 10, 68, 00, 90, 00, 10, E8, 03, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 08, 3B, 74, 24, 0C, 73, 0D, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 83, C6, 04, EB, ED, 5E, C3, A1, 70, 92, 00, 10, 85, C0, 74, 2F, 8B, 0D, 6C, 92, 00, 10, 56, 8D, 71, FC, 3B, F0, 72, 12, 8B, 0E, 85, C9, 74, 07, FF, D1, A1, 70, 92, 00, 10, 83, EE, 04, EB, EA, 50, E8, 69, 00, 00, 00, 83, 25, 70, 92, 00, 10...
 
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Entropy:
4.8699

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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