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getformsonline.8cfa00b6bed04453bc962799e5838c9a.exe

GetFormsOnline

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc./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 getformsonline.8cfa00b6bed04453bc962799e5838c9a.exe, “GetFormsOnline Setup” by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
GetFormsOnline

Description:
GetFormsOnline Setup

Version:
2.7.1.1000

MD5:
de467b610c78b76e9e6b810c68d40580

SHA-1:
310fc6b4d66896a78b54ff4eb361a8e8427a2c57

SHA-256:
a1211705f6209e0b35e4a34162f5f130199bf3988f4cc4bdf2dc0c4cd697b56e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 10:15:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark (M)
16.9.28.19

File size:
368.4 KB (377,232 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.1.1000

Copyright:
© 2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. An IAC Company. All rights reserved.

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\getformsonline.8cfa00b6bed04453bc962799e5838c9a.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/20/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2018 12:59:59 AM

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 5:01:44 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:dbUTp14ljJ1M+/87wBeat1RAAx94DqoJQLXPRSDJikrHLAPS7EQRMuOBf:dIGlR87wBe2Rf4DqoSLPRSDskrHMBQRM

Entry address:
0x3229

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 4F, 43, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file getformsonline.8cfa00b6bed04453bc962799e5838c9a.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

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Latest 30 of 984 download URLs

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 74.113.235.138.dub.iaccap.com  (74.113.235.138:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 74.113.233.180.df.iaccap.com  (74.113.233.180:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74.113.233.192.df.iaccap.com  (74.113.233.192:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-63-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.63.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 74.113.237.180.lv.iaccap.com  (74.113.237.180:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-55-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.55.155.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-46-123-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.46.123.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-54-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-123-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.123.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-74-19-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.74.19.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-7-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.7.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-65-11-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.65.11.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-44-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.44.155.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-43-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-222-167-95.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.222.167.95:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-215-49-144.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.215.49.144:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a104-67-67-104.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.67.67.104:443)

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