headlinealley.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application headlinealley.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5ebe1a892dbfbb060be12c74ecc87a80

SHA-1:
6842144199feca6c4e369c74dcdb023fb1eccf88

SHA-256:
a37a407fffff1a87da4d1ca9235266108f0f0c7085b1108309ef3c184437ed73

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:40:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FunWeb
2014.11.08

avast!
Win32:FunWeb-J [PUP]
2014.9-151127

AVG
MyWebSearch
2016.0.2913

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downware-476
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
9.0.1.0331

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdInstaller
9.10689

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/MyWebSearch
11/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-301cf6c3
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Mindspark
15.11.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.1058

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.WebSearch.dbxdjn
0.28.6.62995

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.9ba
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork (M)
15.11.27.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1579AD1D!360295709
23.00.65.151125

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.GaNNPfC
37.0.11268

VIPRE Antivirus
34608

File size:
210.1 KB (215,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\headlinealley.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 7:59:59 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:
11/28/2012 2:23:14 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:cgOmmJM9K/zNZkQ+scGT5rtUnFp35goYq7xY/s4THBn5NURVQgX9srjOPu6VBxJM:cgf7A0PzXq/s4YN86W6tJJat

Entry address:
0x1862

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, D8, 30, 40, 00, A3, FC, 43, 40, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 68, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, E4, 30, 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, 64, 30, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.8196

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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