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maps4pc installer(0f7a0454).exe

Mindspark Interactive Network

The application maps4pc installer(0f7a0454).exe 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address anx.mindspark.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Maps4PC  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
Maps4PC

Version:
2, 0, 0, 9

MD5:
ad64c9f9bfc3b2143d4d41d881a7e2fc

SHA-1:
9fea941a223422a9fe0ececae0964c01f70f60e7

SHA-256:
816d2dc2cc3ac3e0606c8aaa003299eb69bf2765de54e65b22bf6de25a312c90

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:
4/19/2024 7:46:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Installer (M)
16.2.14.5

File size:
86.1 KB (88,160 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 9

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009

Original file name:
0cSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\maps4pc installer(0f7a0454).exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/30/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2012 6:59:59 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:
9/20/2011 2:23:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:4amxp2f72qUtK1uBs34XFLobW3TRXFfGGR+CJislOkgPeg32DC90N5:4txpOCNA4X9o2TRXRt+CJiVG22qu

Entry address:
0x245A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 48, 50, 40, 00, A3, 6C, 66, 40, 00, FF, 15, A4, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, A0, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 88, 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, 9C, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
6.8231

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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