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inboxacecrx.8feafa4c-ca70-46a8-925a-2bae1fd79381.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application inboxacecrx.8feafa4c-ca70-46a8-925a-2bae1fd79381.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.dl.inboxace.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address anx.mindspark.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
InboxAce  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
InboxAce

Version:
2.4.0.2

MD5:
c68bda56b7735e491e1212cd81c594be

SHA-1:
bd1962c9dfabd1793454baad09fef1a354234d1f

SHA-256:
ece5cb3a2c241f2d16107c4b96c2d70d474e0d6ad6d4b356b1c4e2022507b309

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:41:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-140425

AVG
Zango
2015.0.3494

Dr.Web
Adware.MyWebSearch.47
9.0.1.0115

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/FunWeb
4/25/2014

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MyWebSearch.crckuo
0.28.0.58491

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.p
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B8B461!347649121
23.00.65.14423

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
27694

File size:
1.7 MB (1,755,000 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 - 2014

Original file name:
1gSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

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:
3/17/2014 3:24:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CYFs01jLy65FYGsuGPoztrWoKoLw/i5DKLDtSFDwy++ijRlrvbAYV/BKW:zFp/1FIJQtrWofw/i5DKFSFEy++Ezn

Entry address:
0x292F8

Entry point:
E8, C1, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, D0, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 66, 8B, 4D, 0C, 83, E8, 02, 3B, C2, 74, 05, 66, 39, 08, 75, F4, 66, 39, 08, 74, 02, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EA, 83, E8, 04, 72, 12, 57, 8B, FB, C1, E3, 08, 03, DF, 8B, FB, C1, E3, 10, 03, DF, EB, 1B, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
5.9312

Code size:
250.5 KB (256,512 bytes)

The file inboxacecrx.8feafa4c-ca70-46a8-925a-2bae1fd79381.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ak.dl.inboxace.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/100000448.S09030.1/235906-140317153205-S09030.1/.../InboxAceCrx.776D8BEE-ADEA-4D5F-98E0-B0B797F13483.exe

http://ak.dl.inboxace.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/100000448.S09030.1/235906-140317153205-S09030.1/.../InboxAceCrx.8FEAFA4C-CA70-46A8-925A-2BAE1FD79381.exe

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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