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homeworksimplifiedsetup2.5.14.40.^agl^man000^yya^.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (HomeworkSimplified/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 homeworksimplifiedsetup2.5.14.40.^agl^man000^yya^.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
HomeworkSimplified  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
HomeworkSimplified

Version:
2, 0, 4, 17

MD5:
9c3615a010fa033c03a03696ad562ee3

SHA-1:
932ec2f5850653f7afacdd968d50a6b009a216da

SHA-256:
3660a6f4b3ac3a887ba68432f07d7363e4d17906eb6ae19cdddba72583bb8264

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:27:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
14.04.07

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-140407

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3512

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.1447

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.MyWebSearch-15
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.47
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.9646

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.4053

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MyWebSearch.cqjrja
0.28.0.58873

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.n
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.MyWebSearch!6.CAD
23.00.65.14405

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
28115

File size:
4.1 MB (4,258,192 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 4, 17

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 - 2013

Original file name:
7eSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\homeworksimplifiedsetup2.5.14.40.^agl^man000^yya^.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/10/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 11:59:59 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:
8/29/2013 9:20:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:K3p6Xl6VfRMRZsHtsCXwr/M1LCpdmhSIVhO8hiDtZs:WRMR+Dm0wyYIhiLs

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:
7.9726

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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