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iwon.exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application iwon.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 20 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.exe.imgfarm.com.
Publisher:
Mindspark Interactive Network  (signed and verified)

MD5:
739dca12df877789e0d4e5f9b8425cd6

SHA-1:
60fb599c17e8b9c7f7f36cbab53cb67a77107e77

SHA-256:
03ef1a23db85a1d7ae4ea9b8364c8807e4a1aafe4108b0f6b9eed22f7b9eddb2

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:11:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FunWeb
2014.07.04

avast!
Win32:FunWeb [PUP]
2014.9-140707

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2015.0.3420

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.FunWebProducts
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.Adware.FunWeb.JM
18753

Dr.Web
Adware.Funweb.23
9.0.1.0188

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdInstaller (variant)
8.10039

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/FunWeb
7/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/FunWeb.D@adw
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MyWebSearch
14.0.0.3596

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.FunWeb.tnunj
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.FunWeb.144928
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebSearch
14.07.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.ce1
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.E
14.8.8.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1286E390!310829968
23.00.65.14705

Total Defense
Win32/Adware.DQ
37.0.11036

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.FunWeb
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
30914

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.FunWeb.Win32.243
2.0.0.1844

File size:
141.5 KB (144,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\iwon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2010 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2012 4:59:59 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 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
41730EB0E6D92A476E16628A0DBEFB36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2011 6:53:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:+buGv/gyPS/7ofWJJwbavMW0GjPuJWTixAPvVD4HtC:+Lwya/0fW8WvMWVjrTaA1qk

Entry address:
0x15FC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, A3, 8C, 41, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 60, 30, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, DC, 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, 5C, 30, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.5605

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

The file iwon.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/ei/.../IWON.exe

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